Calabogie a bust, so far

You see no picture here because there are no pictures of trout.  I haven't caught any this fall in the Calabogie region.  What a bummer.   That is not quite accurate.  I did catch a 10" one the other day.  Low water continues to plague our region.  Even private water which has many more trout per acre than our public lakes are suffering.  No-one really knows why low water turns the fish off.  My MNR contact in Pembroke figures warmer water puts them all deeper.   However, the water has cooled off but not as much  as it has in the past and still the fish are not biting.  There is another possible reason and that is that there are very few rainbows left.  This new breed of sterile females are easier to catch.  Minnows are a main source of food (unlike out west where bugs prevail) and so any shiny object in the water such as gang trolls easily gets their attention.  Without the mating urge, they are chowing down all the time.  And so they more easily end up in the boats of fish harvesters.  Why else would you be fishing with a gang troll? Not much sport in it.  With the massive unemployment in the valley, I suspect that more fish are being taken out as food.  I don't see the large bass anymore in those lakes as I have in the past.  I haven't given up yet for this fall.  My records show that mid November is the best time.  On my way back to Kenauk on Monday.  Last year this time it was fantastic.  Too bad we have to pay to catch trout in the Ottawa area.  It doesn't have to be like that but it would mean some changes that many will not like very much.