I live in Rigaud, Quebec, Canada. The street I live on ends at the Ottawa River just before it turns into the Lake of Two Mountains. When my wife and I bought this house, my parents gave us their fibreglass canoe as a housewarming present, and that is what I fish from most often. I can take the canoe down the street, launch it into the water, and paddle around a few bays and into the lake. Our part of the water holds Northern Pike (Esox lucius), Muskellunge (Esox masquinongy), Walleye (Sander vitreus), Yellow Perch (Perca flavescens), Smallmouth Bass (Micropterus dolomieu), Lake Sturgeon (Acipenser fulvescens), Channel Catfish (Ictalurus punctatus), and of course panfish and all sorts of minnows. I've heard people claim that there are Lake Trout (Salvelinus namaycush), but I've never seen any evidence of them.
I will travel locally to fish, but I'd rather sit in my canoe and fish than in my car thinking about fishing, so if it's more than an hour and a half away, I have to know it's worth it before I go.
I will try any kind of fishing that is legal, and so far I have found enjoyment out of all the types I've tried: fly fishing, bait casting, spin casting, trolling, ice fishing, shore fishing, boat fishing, salt water, fresh water, still water, running water, oceans, lakes, rivers, creeks... If there is a remote chance of finding a fish in it, I'll fish it, and I'll fish it any way I can think of.
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