Tweet Cold and wet but great to be outside with Rideau Valley Conservation Authority and Ottawa Flyfishers Society. Supporting river and stream conservation in the Rideau River watershed. from Instagram: http://ift.tt/2eb6NnV
Tuesday evening urban fishing was on the Rideau River at Hog’s Back Falls. Nice night for fishing – warm and humid.
Tweet I finally managed to join the OFS weeknight fishing group. Tonight we met at Hog’s Back Falls along the Rideau River – my first time fishing this spot. There are several pools and riffles below the falls. It was warm and humid and I was sweating by the time I got down to the […]
Tweet I decided to enter the two handed world. Actually I have been thinking about it for some time but finally bit the bullet this past weekend purchasing a TFO Deer Creek 7wt switch rod. After trying a few different rods I settled on the TFO based on feel, a variety of reviews by others, […]
Tweet You see all sorts of watercraft along the Rideau River so nothing should seem strange however drifting down the river in a fly fishing float tube is a bit unusual. It is not a speedy process but it can be a great way to access less frequented fishing spots along the river. Last Saturday […]
Tweet The two fly rods I planned to use this afternoon had been left in the vehicle my wife took so what did I decide to do – move firewood in preparation for this winter’s load. It seems to be wrong to be moving firewood in the middle of summer but that’s what happens when […]
Tweet The posts have been few and far between recently – reflecting my lack of fishing. It has been a busy spring and early summer and fishing has been decidedly absent from the agenda. But Matt and I did manage to get out for a couple hours the other night. It was urban fishing in […]
Tweet Sometimes the best you can manage is a few hours fishing close to home. That was the case this weekend which was a combination of lousy weather and bathroom renovations. When Sunday afternoon was shaping up better than forecast, I headed to a spot on the Rideau River less than 10 minutes from home. […]
Tweet July 10-12 was the second Ontario Family Fishing Weekend of 2009. During family fishing weekend, Canadian residents can fish in Ontario waters without a license. Several Canadian provinces and US states have one or two of these free fishing weekends each year with the goal to encourage non-fishers to try and hopefully adopt the […]
Tweet This was my first trip to the Rideau River this year. Earlier in the morning on my way to pick up a few groceries I took the long way so I could check out the water levels. The water is down so that wading looks possible in one of my favourite spots – the […]