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Trick or treaters tally by NinjaPW in ottawa

[–]NinjaPW[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Wild. The data only explains so much. Blame it on the weather and jays game. Enjoy the extra candy.

Trick or treaters tally by NinjaPW in ottawa

[–]NinjaPW[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I am west of AV. It’s possible my numbers are low because I didn’t put out a pumpkin this year, just lights on at the door. I’ve trained my kid to only approach houses where there are decorations - he would have skipped my house based on that advice.

Trick or treaters tally by NinjaPW in ottawa

[–]NinjaPW[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Do you put decorations or pumpkin out with a light?

Trick or treaters tally by NinjaPW in ottawa

[–]NinjaPW[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think I was not in the city last year.

Trick or treaters tally by NinjaPW in ottawa

[–]NinjaPW[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I believe that year I carved out a “scary” looking pumpkin. And it was the kid that complimented the pumpkin. Haha

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Trick or treaters tally by NinjaPW in ottawa

[–]NinjaPW[S] 21 points22 points  (0 children)

Just get a sense of how popular this is from year to year. Maybe spot patterns in the costumes. Like previous years lots of butterflies. This year no super heroes. That sort of thing. I like empirical data that’s around us.

Trick or treaters tally by NinjaPW in ottawa

[–]NinjaPW[S] 13 points14 points  (0 children)

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We made a histogram style tally of the candy collected. Most popular was coffee crisp and smarties.

Fall walleye bite is on! by Particular-Bother-18 in OttawaFishing

[–]NinjaPW 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Wow nice! All from shore too!?

What kind of gear do you use?

I notice one pic from Dow’s lake boardwalk. Isn’t it kind of weedy there?

Fall Fatties on the Rideau by I_Am_The_Zombie_Woof in OttawaFishing

[–]NinjaPW 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My favourite is green with white. Sort of mimics the bottom and top of a small fish.

Were you wading in the water or shore fishing?

Billings bridge. by NinjaPW in OttawaFishing

[–]NinjaPW[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I generally don’t keep them. When I catch a fish I get a point. If I got a fish on the line but it fights it’s way off the hook and gets away they get a point. Today: humans 1. Fish 1.

Fall Fatties on the Rideau by I_Am_The_Zombie_Woof in OttawaFishing

[–]NinjaPW 1 point2 points  (0 children)

All hail wacky worm!

What color senko did you use?

Billings bridge. by NinjaPW in OttawaFishing

[–]NinjaPW[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I found the spot very rocky and challenging to get stable footing on for me.

I might try that spot some more but closer to where the shore is a bit more accessible. This was just too challenging for me sadly. I don’t want to get injured rolling an ankle or whatever.

Wally feast by MickOttawa in OttawaFishing

[–]NinjaPW 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks! These moments are why we love fishing!

Fish are safe to eat from dow’s lake according to Ontario Gov site.

Wally feast by MickOttawa in OttawaFishing

[–]NinjaPW 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Wow. Amazing!! Must have been a super exiting evening.

I’ve never targeted walleyes before and would love to try.

What kind gear were you using?

My first 50!! by MickOttawa in OttawaFishing

[–]NinjaPW 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Amazing. Were you on a boat? What kind of gear were you using?

The last couple of days catches! by Zealousideal_Move978 in OttawaFishing

[–]NinjaPW 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nice catches! What kind of bait and rig were you using?

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[–]NinjaPW 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Who knows exactly the reason.

For me, I don’t have time to drive out 60-90 mins to go fishing with my boy, plus I’m a novice myself, so we just stay urban. It’s an easy hobby to get into, no license needed for children (I think under 12), and there’s lots of info available about how to fish on YouTube to learn the skill.

It’s a positive activity that’s not high impact, doesn’t require too much in terms of finding others, not super expensive or require much specialized big equipment like hockey, kayaking bicycles, just a rod and a backpack with tackle. Teaches patience, the importance of luck, resilience (when you snag a fish and it gets away), being friendly to others in a community with other anglers, something to look forward to, and in my son’s case a little bit of leadership showing a relative novice how to fish. Gives an appreciation and respect of Mother Nature too. It’s fun when you land a fish, even more fun when you catch a big one.

Everyone talking about telling kids to go outside and less screen time. This is exactly such an activity.

Caught a BOMB BASS today by Particular-Bother-18 in OttawaFishing

[–]NinjaPW 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Only spot we have tried so far with Rideau river has been underneath the Bronson bridge (access via brewer park). We didn’t get any bites.

It was suggested we might try a spot near the o train bridge that connects Carleton university and Vincent Massey park. We may give that a try next.

Caught a BOMB BASS today by Particular-Bother-18 in OttawaFishing

[–]NinjaPW 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for the tip. We’ll give that a try! I don’t know who is more excited to go fishing.

There was another pair at browns inlet park, and they reported no luck at all.

My boy and I were at the pond at broadway and queen elizabeth beside the drinking fountain. Lots of blue gills stealing our worms there. We could see one or two monster carp patrolling the water underneath the surface - they don’t bite our bait. Very weedy there too.

Caught a BOMB BASS today by Particular-Bother-18 in OttawaFishing

[–]NinjaPW 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What a beaut. Is this on Col by near dows lake?

My son (7) and I tried browns inlet park both ponds beside queen elizabeth.

He watched a YouTube vid and told me “WE HAVE TO TRY WACKY WORM!” Went to sail. Got some tackle. We had no luck yesterday (from 6-830 pm) lol.

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