Fishing at the Falls

Fishing below the falls has long been popular. Oldtimers recalled that a bamboo pole, sold in hardware stores, with linen line, a hook, and a minnow produced fine catches of walleye. First Nations had long used the site, which was known for the monstrous sturgeon in the area. Fall fishing took place at the spawning grounds, where whitefish were easily caught. On October 11, 1804, Hugh Fairies, clerk at the North West Company Rainy Lake Post, recorded that men sent to the Chaudiere to catch whitefish were very successful because there were plenty of whitefish, and that they had caught 1,100 whitefish and 50 sturgeon.

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