My name is John, and I'm in the Ottawa area. Ok, technically I'm across the river in Aylmer QC, but I use Ottawa as my excuse to join the Ontario fishing forum
I've done very little fishing, but have found that this summer I'm going to be living in a cottage on a lake while my wife cooks at a camp/conference center. With ready access to bass a few steps out my door, and a canoe for those times where I've got a few minutes to spare, I figured I should learn to fish. I've been reading everything I can, and chatting a lot with some of the others who have fished that lake to learn as much as possible. Obviously, the real learning will be happening with my line in the water.
I've got a number of other hobbies that share my free time (free time is a relative word, I have 4 kids between the ages of 1 and
. Most of my hobbies are of the self-sustaining nature, like growing my own food and brewing my own beer. So fishing seemed to be a good extension of those interests.Anyhow, I've already busted out my first post or two on the gear forum but thought I'd swing by here for an official "Hello".
Cheers,
John
