Anyone from the Ottawa area?

[NMG]

Hi folks,

Looks like I'll be moving to Ottawa in the near future and I'm wondering a couple of things:

1) What are the fishing opportunities like?

It looks like there are loads of lakes on the Rideau Canal system, lakes up in Quebec, Lake Ontario near Kingston a couple hours away, etc. Currently my "home" big water is about a two hour drive one way so a bit of a drive does not bother me at all . . .

2) What the heck do people do with their boats?

All the houses we're looking at appear to have really small driveways and small garages. How exactly do people store their boats out there? Do most people put them into storage facilities and/or marinas instead of storing at their house? I have an 18 foot aluminum with windshield.

I know that I'll be able to find Bass, Pike and Walleye, but it would be really nice if I could also get into some Lake Trout, Salmon and other species of trout. It would be nice to have some fishing that reminds me of home

Thanks in advance for any info you can provide!