nicopags

he just turned the firearms and hunting permits into fishing related

thank you

try in between Gil maure launch and fighting coast the flats and double back and do it over

If people would just keep a conservative mind about when and where to keep fish there wouldn't be a problem. Keeping the fish isn't a problem in general.

I personally will only keep fish from my cottage because it is stocked and there is relatively low fishing pressure. I also read a study on lake trout and they found in the Algonquin area 80% of lake trout caught after July were female so again keeping the conservative mind I don't keep many after July.

Think about the lakes/rivers and their future before you keep a fish. Especially since you are just starting out. The increase in people fishing I've seen over the past few years has been in line with the decline of the local fishing holes.

I regularly see people walk out of "encouraged C&R" areas with a stringer of bass and then wonder 2 years later where all the bass went. I've seen the Ministry encourage a catch and kill of pike on my old favorite spot to try to convert it into a rainbow lake. Didn't get a single pike there last year and of the 2nd batch of rainbows they dumped in, a quarter died within an hour of hitting the water. Too shallow and warm. Free fish for quite a few people who were there though lol.

If you keep fish - don't keep the big ones! I mean in general for all species it is a good rule because those are the ones that are laying the eggs and sustaining the population.

Just to make sure I ram this point home - I am all for eating what you catch but only when are where it is sustainable.

Anyways I ramble on... please think about the future of the spot you're fishing for yourself and generations to come. And congrats for picking up the best sport/hobby/job (for the lucky few) in the world.

nailed it.

Thanks! Where the crap shirts fishing, and my real shirts at home ... GO HABS GO

double booo

welcome to the forum go leafs go

Really. That's a bit much

yes that is the sarcasm in the post. I don't want that or anything near that. and there also shouldn't be a country club for anglers. my "superhero" point is that don't introduce more regulation. it's nothing to say to someone "hey I don't think you should be doing that". don't be a hero say it once and if they tell you to gfy then hey you tried. there's no need for excess gun wielding Conservation officers on your tax dollar