Kipawa Fishing Forum

Have a safe trip in, hope you find all is well after the winter season...

Quote from: Fort Wisers on Today at 07:20:11 AMBoy that looks nice @knuckles I bet you're itching to get up....

We will be there Tomorrow morning, super excited.
Will try to get some pics of the launch etc for everyone.

Same age as my son...I can't imagine the heartache and sense of loss you must be feeling. My sincere condolences...wishing you strength and comfort in your time of grieving. So sorry, JOW....

I am at my cottage (not Kipawa, west of Ottawa) and yesterday morning I was working on the dock and the black fly hatch started.

I was getting bit so put on Great Outdoors lotion, added spray to hair and spots I may have missed and worked all day  without getting bit.

Early hatch, maybe by the time I get to Kipawa end of May most black flies will be gone.

This is what I worked around....

Boy that looks nice @knuckles I bet you're itching to get up....

We do very little vertical fishing other than with a slip bobber and 1/2 crawler. We primarily use tubes (think Gitzit's) and shiver minnows or Slab Raps for casting. If we are fishing up shallow, then casting a shallow running crank bait works well. During the really windy days we will troll with bottom bouncers and worm harnesses if they are hugging the bottom, or use Hot-N-Tots for suspended fish. We always have a few big musky baits and trolling rods to target Northern if the Walleye temporarily shut down.

My favorite bait is a jig and half a night crawler.  The color varies from year to year. I too like to try something new.  Last year jigging raps and Shiver minnows worked very well for my crew.  They were actually the top producers for us.  Last year we were successful for the first time jigging for lakers.  We used large white tubes.

What is your favorite bait in Kipawa, live or artificial?  Mine has to be the gold tone hot n' tot.  That little gem never fails to produce.  As far as live bait, just give me a hot pink jig with half a worm and a nice slow drift. I must admit I am going to try some new things this year, primarily I want to try the slip-bobbering and see how that goes. Plus you can't beat a silver spoon when the sun is high for the northern pike. So what do you say ladies and gentlemen? What is your "go to".

I should say not much snow, after last night LOL