Quinte Fishing

Hey everyone,

I will be working in Napanee next week and was wondering if anyone could point me in the right direction to try and wet a line for an hour or two in the evening, as it would sure beat sitting in a motel room watching the tube. Not really familiar with the area, and not looking for hotspots, just the chance to try a different area and see what happens. Also, any tips on preferred lures/baits would be greatly appreciated.

Anyways, thanks for looking and feel free to offer any tips/advice you wish.

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Good Fishing To All

OVFisherman

Napanee is good for shore fishing. Growing up, I spent a lot of time shore fishing in the area.

Center street bridge is about 500m south of the highway 2 intersection - plenty of fishing and parking options.

-park at the ramp on the NW side and fish the bridge pilings.
-park on the SW side and fish the western tip of the dock and/or the bridge pilings on the east end
-park on the SW side you can walk the boardwalk (east) towards Springside park and fish the whole way up to the falls. Optionally, you can also park right at Springside park which is on highway 2 just outside of downtown.

I would expect bass and pike, but there is also the salmon fall run this time of year. I am unsure if the salmon are in or ...

Matt covered some pretty good spots down that way.......... my lure of choice for fall fishing at night is a nice slow rollling huskyjerk usually in black/silver.......... long cast to cover as much water as you possibly can and let the fish tell you what they want i usually use a slow roll retrieve just when you think your going too slow slow down even more.... but you should try a bit faster sometimes they like that . watch the water surface look for bait fish skimming around on top usually there is a walleye or pike pushing them around work that area hard and see what happens

In my opinion, no matter where you are, wind is key. Especially when it's blowing right in your face. Wind swept shorelines means baitfish, which means walleye are close by. The only problem, is it makes it nearly impossible to cast a crankbait. That's when you break out a live-bait rig. Tie on a 1 or 1.5 ounce bell sinker at the bottom, and cast away. Also, no fish can resist the scent and frantic motion of a frightened minnow tryin to escape.

Good Luck

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