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[Dozer]

Good move on asking before you tried it. Like Dugger mentioned, hook the wrong toad and you could end up in court fighting hefty fines.

I remember reading an article online once in which a guy gets pulled over by MNR, turns out he had a super rare/endangered fish in his freshly harvested minnow trap... thousands of dollars in fines. I just tried looking for it but I cant seem to locate it

 

[basshat22]

I do not have the link handy on this computer, but on the MNR fishing regulations page, there is a link that details what species of bait animals are allowed and prohibited. Includes frogs/toads, crayfish, bait fish, etc.

A local frog population signals the health of the water body and it's tributaries. Keep is clean, keep it green.

 

[sunny14]

I do not have the link handy on this computer, but on the MNR fishing regulations page, there is a link that details what species of bait animals are allowed and prohibited. Includes frogs/toads, crayfish, bait fish, etc.

A local frog population signals the health of the water body and it's tributaries. Keep is clean, keep it green.

basshat22:

I believe this is the Section you are reffering to. I've "Broken Out" a LOT of the Info from the "Fishing Regulations".

Related to this: A guy from another Fishing Forum I'm on was asking all sorts of questions regarding using Minnows/Shiners for Bait

Now THAT gets Confusing because there are so many different Species. Some ARE ILLEGAL to use and some AREN'T.

I have another PDF Publication from "Fisheries And Oceans Canada" called the "Baitfish Primer" that is suppose to TEACH YOU how to identify which ones are LEGAL and which ones are ILLEGAL. GOOD LUCK!! :unsure:

I'll attach ONE Page out of THIRTY SIX that shows, and Identifies them all. HINT: Do you have Photographic Memory??? They also identify some Invasive Species in there.

He/We eventually decided that the best way to do it was to buy them from a Licenced Bait Dealer.

He did so and away he went. Got to his Fishing Destination and found out that Some of the "Minnows" where in fact ..... PERCH and ROCK BASS "Minnows". Both are ILLEGAL to use as Bait Fish!

Then the BIG Surprize! Had he of been caught using them .... HE would of been held Responsible and CHARGED by MNR!!

He didn't name the Bait Shop but said it was on Hwy #11, just South Of Orillia.

He let it go at that. Had it of been me, I dare say I would of paid a return visit to the Dealer and "Discussed!!" :angry: it with him. Or at least called MNR to see if they Would/Could do anything about it.

I'm almost sure they would have!!

Rick

 

[OCDComputing]

Not to mention the fact they talk/squeal, unlike minnows, worms, crayfish, and leeches.

Can you even get leeches anymore? I thought they were illegal to import into Ontario? I heard that they tried importing them into Quebec and then bringing them into Ontario, but that got quashed as well. What I haven't heard is the *why*.

 

[AaronKrick]

You are allowed but don't kill them. I have heard they don't even catch fish. They are an important part of nature and people need to let them be.

Cat

 

[salmotrutta]

Only northern leopard frogs are allowed, 12 is the limit, but you have to catch your own because you can't legally buy them.

 

[Garfield the cat]

Only northern leopard frogs are allowed, 12 is the limit, but you have to catch your own because you can't legally buy them.

Yup. I used too. Have anyone of you guys drive on a misty foggy night an on the road there are thousands of toads. Crunching under every rotation of your tire. I find it hard to believe their endangered.

 

[Raptizzle]

Living back in texas we used to hook salemanders onto the hook and catch large mouth bass. That was the prefered bait over there. Seemed cruel especially when they call em water dogs

 

[FishingNoob]

Living back in texas we used to hook salemanders onto the hook and catch large mouth bass. That was the prefered bait over there. Seemed cruel especially when they call em water dogs

When I was in Florida I was talking to the bait dealer and he said, all the locals, would use salemanders too.

 

[sunny14]

My Post #23. RE: Salamanders. Attachment, Lower Left Corner. "It is illegal to Capture, Import, or use as Bait in Ontario."

I have no idea why. Maybe they are another "Endangered Species" or something?? :blink:

 

[FishingNoob]

My Post #23. RE: Salamanders. Attachment, Lower Left Corner. "It is illegal to Capture, Import, or use as Bait in Ontario."

I have no idea why. Maybe they are another "Endangered Species" or something?? :blink:

That's probably it.

 

[FishingNoob]

My Post #23. RE: Salamanders. Attachment, Lower Left Corner. "It is illegal to Capture, Import, or use as Bait in Ontario."

I have no idea why. Maybe they are another "Endangered Species" or something?? :blink:

That's probably it.

 

[Float_On]

I still use the odd leopard frog when im pond fishing...

Only if i have a senko or something on...its easy to remove a senko and throw a frog on the same hook... i dont go outa my way to retie a frog hook tho...

I dont hunt them down, but if there are hundreds of them scattering around when youre walking, then there is obviously a very healthy localized population of them.

If crayfish could scream im sure they would too

Match the Hatch

 

[Dugger]

My Post #23. RE: Salamanders. Attachment, Lower Left Corner. "It is illegal to Capture, Import, or use as Bait in Ontario."

I have no idea why. Maybe they are another "Endangered Species" or something?? :blink:

Yes, Rick, several salamander species in Ontario are endangered/threatened.... here in Niagara, the Spring, Northern Dusky and Alleghany Dusky salamanders are listed as Threatened, and in the rest of Ontario, the Jefferson, Tiger and Small-mouthed salamanders are also almost toast

I recall in the 80s a species of salamander from Pennsylvania was discovered in Dunchurch, Ontario, brought by anglers and then released into local waterways.

I guess this brings us back to the "Invasive" thread lol

....as for snakes and frogs... boy, a few are on the list. I know the last Canadian refuge of the Timber Rattlesnake was the Niagara Gorge, last sighted there in the late 40s.

Remember the days ice fishing way back when, when anglers caught Mudpuppies and sadly littered the ice with their carcasses... hopefully we know better now, they love Zebra mussels

here is a link:

http://www.mnr.gov.on.ca/en/Business/Species/2ColumnSubPage/276722.html

cheers!