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  1. wallacio
    The MNRF likely received quite a few uninformed, emotionally-based comments during the public consultation period but there were scientifically sound reasons to end the harvest. Snapping turtles take upwards of 20 years to reach sexual maturity and when they do, they have very low reproductive success. It's been estimated that fewer than 1 in 1800 eggs ever produce a mature individual. Combine this with the significant mortality that they face in most areas of their range from road collisions, the loss of any mature individuals and be catastrophic to the local population. Most if not all conservation groups have been pushing for years to suspend the hunt. More info on the above: https://www.ontarionature.org/protect/species/reptiles_and_amphibians/snapping_turtle.php
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    It's deplorable that repeated thinly-veiled homophobic slurs about Kathleen Wynne seem to be fair game on this forum. Give the "Keith Wynne" and "Uncle Wynne" cracks a rest.
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    Exactly. This article summarizes the Alewife decline (and subsequent Chinook crash) in Lake Huron that occurred since 2003. As alluded to in the OP, it wouldn't surprise me to see the Lake Ontario Chinook fishery suffer the same fate in the immediate future as the warning signs are already there. http://ns.umich.edu/new/releases/23602-lake-huron-s-chinook-salmon-fishery-unlikely-to-recover-due-to-ongoing-food-shortage
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    It wasn't Smelt that died off in huge numbers that fouled beaches in the 70's...it was Alewife.
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    Referring to the International Climate Science Coalition as "evidence based" is laughable.
  6. wallacio
    Heh, Galloup has some great names for his streamers...the Barely Legal, Tips Up, Pearl Necklace...
  7. wallacio
    The Dungeon is definitely gets big Trout...a sampling of the ones I've taken on it since the season opened a few weeks ago: The Conehead Zuddler that Cuzza posted is also a favourite of mine for smaller creeks/smaller fish.
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    Speaking of being presumptuous...I'm far from an elitist fly-only angler. I do love fly fishing but actually enjoy and participate in all forms of angling. Again, I simply took exception to someone claiming to have invented a fly which is virtually identical to a well known pattern.
  9. wallacio
    Fair enough Huronmtn. Good fishing!
  10. wallacio
    LOL please, my responses were pretty measured compared to the kind of reception the original post would receive on an actual fly tying/fishing forum. Classy with the name calling too, not unexpected though.
  11. wallacio
    The issue really has to be spelled out for you? Would you be ok with your son submitting someone else's work at school with his name on it? It's called plagiarism or more bluntly, ripping off someone else's hard work and passing it off as your own. Had you just acknowledged that you modified a pre-existing pattern then all would be good.
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    Lol. Vain and arrogant is slightly modifying someone else's pattern and claiming that you "invented" it.
  13. wallacio
    Right, you just happened to come up with a pattern (on your own) that almost exactly matches probably the most well known and most popular modern streamer fly today? https://www.slideinn.com/product/galloups-sex-dungeon/
  14. wallacio
    A nice tie but that is clearly a modified Galloup's Sex Dungeon...at least give credit to the actual innovator behind the pattern before claiming it as your own.
  15. wallacio
    I hear you, which is why it's important to seek out actual peer-reviewed scientific studies as well as the official recommendations from reputable agencies on these types of topics (such as the World Health Organization and the UN as were referenced in the article I posted).
  16. wallacio
    Let the "WHO is in the pocket of Monsanto" posts begin... http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2016/may/16/glyphosate-unlikely-to-pose-risk-to-humans-unwho-study-says
  17. wallacio
    It's actually quite possible that he does own it, if the farm has been continuously owned by his family lineage since the land was originally deeded by the crown.
  18. wallacio
    I generally fish the same depths ie around 40' and use of combination of live minnows and various minnow imitation lures (Vibratos, Jigging Raps, Swammers etc) I'm not going to mention specifically where I fish on a public forum though.
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    Lake of Bays is still quite solid. I was there fishing on Sunday and the ice was still 8-10" where I was. Lake Trout are indeed open from Jan 1-Sept 30 there and trolling after ice out should be productive for you as it has a healthy population of Lakers. The link to Sat. images: http://coastwatch.glerl.noaa.gov/modis/region_map.html
  20. wallacio
    You could try these (not cheap though). The best of both worlds, breathable with boot feet. http://www.simmsfishing.com/shop/waders/g3-guide-bootfoot-waders-lug.html In the end though, when standing in frigid water (especially fo 8 hours as you described) there's only so much you can do as the cold water will pull the heat out of your feet and the water pressure constricts blood flow which adds to the problem. Make sure your wading boots are big enough to accommodate your thick socks without being tight (personally I wear a size bigger than my street shoes), limit your time actually standing in the water and take breaks to walk around which gets the blood flowing again. Finally, once you've become a seasoned cold-weather Steelheader you eventually become able to just ignore those tingling toes!
  21. wallacio
    http://www.thebeaverton.com/national/item/2204-50-female-cabinet-appointments-lead-to-5000-increase-in-guys-who-suddenly-care-about-merit-in-cabinet
  22. wallacio
    My in-laws live in Dorset and I fish Paint regularly. As stated, it holds Bass and Pike. We generally focus on the small, shallow bay on the east end of the lake...decent size LM and hammer-handle Pike. The main lake has Smallies and larger Pike but we generally don't bother with it...better SM fishing in Lake of Bays itself.
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    Oh no??? This guy jumped on 5" articulated streamer yesterday (once the sun was on the water!)
  24. wallacio
    http://www.niagaragreenbelt.com/listings/70-monuments/900-grande-hermine-.html
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    I find it ridiculous that the MNRF still allows harvest of Snapping Turtles when they are on the Species at Risk in Ontario List. Something to consider even though harvest is legal: "The threats of habitat loss and degradation do not negatively affect habitat generalists, like the snapping turtle, as severely as they affect some other species at risk. The life history of the snapping turtle, however, like that of most of Ontario’s turtle species, is characterized by a late age of maturity and a slow reproduction rate, and adults normally live a very long time in the wild – up to 70 years for many individuals. As a result, the loss of even a few adult turtles from a population every year is enough to cause that population to decline, and this makes snapping turtle populations very vulnerable to threats such as road mortality, hunting and poaching. Even though the removal of adults is a serious threat to this species, and despite the snapping turtle being a species at risk in Ontario, hunting this species is still legal in the province (the legal limit is two snapping turtles per day per person). The Ontario Multi-Species Turtles at Risk Recovery Team has strongly urged the Ontario government to remove the snapping turtle from the list of game species in Ontario but so far has been ignored." From: http://www.ontarionature.org/protect/species/reptiles_and_amphibians/snapping_turtle.php More info: http://www.thestar.com/news/insight/2012/02/18/ontario_snapping_turtle_endangered_yet_hunted.html
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