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Freshwaterphil.com · 07-18-2007, 04:25 PM

After catching the nice bass in the St. Lawrence river the previous day, we decided on a last minute/ spur of the moment ½ day trip to the Outaouais / Ottawa river as I figured the bass should be on their way in to spawn. We used 4 inch shiners with pike rigs under bobbers for this one. As I know my spot, we used the bobber to drift the bait over the intended "strike zone" with deadly results. Within 20 minutes I caught 2 bass in the 3.5 LB range. The days ended with 3 more bass in the 2 - 2.5 LB range, all on the same rig, using the same bait, over the same spot. All fish were live released as the season on the river is closed until mid June.

07-18-2007, 04:25 PM	#1 (permalink)
Freshwaterphil.com Junior Fisherman Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 6 Rep Power: 6	Pre Season bass in Outaouais / Ottawa River After catching the nice bass in the St. Lawrence river the previous day, we decided on a last minute/ spur of the moment ½ day trip to the Outaouais / Ottawa river as I figured the bass should be on their way in to spawn. We used 4 inch shiners with pike rigs under bobbers for this one. As I know my spot, we used the bobber to drift the bait over the intended "strike zone" with deadly results. Within 20 minutes I caught 2 bass in the 3.5 LB range. The days ended with 3 more bass in the 2 - 2.5 LB range, all on the same rig, using the same bait, over the same spot. All fish were live released as the season on the river is closed until mid June.