Fishing

Give Up Golf and Take Up Fishing!!

Really. It would do your heart good, your patience wonders, and remove any sort of intolerance you may have. Well, I'm not too sure about the heart, 'specially when you hook into a big one. The patience part might be a bit taxing, when you're searching for that particular honey hole. And the intolerance? Hm, yeah, when you're surrounded by beer drinking yahoos trolling for whatever they think is out there... tolerance does not come easy there.

Still, Fishing is a way of life that cannot be matched in any way that I know of. (Yeah, yeah, all you Recovery folk can just shush now, y'hear? Go read my Recovery pages, why doncha?!) Fishing is my one true escape from the drudgery of life, my way to get out and just be. It doesn't matter too much to this ol' boy whether he catches anything or not. (hehe, ain't you ever heard that fisherfolk are liars??)

The drop box below lists the fish that I like to fish for, starting with my favorites and down on to those that I'd like to hunt but never really get an opportunity. My descriptions and stories are simply that, mine. I am not an expert in this craft, nor do I claim great knowledge about any species of fish. I simply am what I am. A fisherman, in the masculine since, well... I'm a guy, eh.


Have some fun rummaging around here. During my researches for the production of these fishy pages, I discovered a web site of great information. It covers all (and I mean ALL) of the different varieties of fish found in the Ottawa, or National Capitol, Region. From abundant fish like the Rock Bass to the more obscure and rare Cutthroat Trout, this site gives data on fish descriptions, locales, breeding habits, images, and pretty well anything else you could possibly want to know about local Ottawa fish. Heck, Goldfish even get a mention. There's also the odd note on how to angle for some of them!
Hey, as a truly interesting side note, in 2010 I caught my first wild trout, a rainbow. I've caught farmed trout, but never in a lake (or anywhere else!) before. You might not think much of that, but it was a real big deal for moi!!!


Note: I am available if you are in need of a fishing partner.
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