Big Rideau Lake
Jun 9th, 2009 by portl3
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I can see I need to assemble some pictures for you of my late father, Ross Moore. We still have the family cottage on Hudsons Bay that he purchased the lot for in 1957. He was a guide on the Big Rideau for Lake Trout for many years, and a lot of people used to follow our little blue boat. He knew every shoal there is at the bottom, long before sonar and fishfinders. I will see what i can do for you. Robin Moore