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Changing the numbers and/or the slot is all well and good, but I know there are people now who do not follow the limit or the slot. If enforcement is not increased to back-up the laws, it is almost pointless.

Thanks for the information guys. Where we eat and sleep will depend on the fishing and the weather so it's good to have a few back-ups. How does someone wake up dead? We will not be staying in T.Bay.

Someone is trying very hard to prove Ryan wrong. I give you: "Rogue Ales brewery using man's beard yeast to make beer." Type it in your search engine at your own peril, I did not click on the link, and will not.

http://www.nugget.ca/2012/09/29/mnr-eyes-new-walleye-fishing-regs MNR eyes new walleye fishing regs By GORD YOUNG, The Nugget Saturday, September 29, 2012 5:15:44 EDT PM The Ministry of Natural Resources is continuing to look at potential changes to fishing regulations to help in the recovery of Lake Nipissing's depleted walleye population. But a ministry spokeswoman confirmed Friday there are no plans to close the fishery or make any changes to season openings or durations, including the upcoming winter season. “There are no plans to cancel the ice fishing season,” said Jolanta Kowalski, unable to rule out the possibility regulation changes could be introduced as early as this winter. The MNR is eying potential changes to the fishing regulations on Lake Nipissing following a recent review of data between 1967 and 2011, which concluded mainly fishing pressure has placed the walleye population in a vulnerable state. In July, the MNR created the Lake Nipissing Project Walleye Advisory Committee, consisting of local anglers, Nipissing First Nation and other stakeholders, to develop recommendations to help address the problem. And Kowalski said the MNR has since held a series of four meetings with the committee, which has provided advice on a number of potential management actions for consideration. “The ministry is currently reviewing all options, some of which include potential regulation changes to the recreational fishery, and will finalize a decision in the near future,” she said. According to the MNR's data review, Lake Nipissing's walleye population is estimated at half of what it was during its peak in the 1980s, when it was at about 400,000 kilograms. The review acknowledges there have been other ecosystem changes, such as the colonization of Lake Nipissing by doublecrested cormorants and the spiny water flea. But it indicates that the human harvest target of 66,000 kg, which includes commercial and recreational fishing, is unsustainable based on the current estimated population. The health of Lake Nipissing's walleye fishery has struggled for more than a decade. In 1998, research showed high mortality of adult walleye and the potential for a fishery collapse, mainly due to angling pressure. That led to the introduction in 1999 of new management regulations, including a slot size and catch limit of four instead of six – long before such rules were in place for most other lakes. There were signs of recovery until 2004, when the MNR came out with a report indicating the fishery was again in a stressed condition and required management action. The ministry said a small number of native commercial fishers were responsible for dramatic and unexpected harvest increase the previous year. As a result, the MNR introduced a winter slot size on the lake in 2005, and Nipissing First Nation adopted its own fisheries management plan, including bylaws regulating harvest quotas and methods. Nipissing First Nation has also since imposed an annual moratorium on gill netting during the spring spawn, sanctioned members caught breaching it and funded fishery research and enforcement. Again, there were signs of recovery, and the MNR introduced new regulations in 2007, extending the winter walleye fishing season to March 15 from March 7. The move was opposed by most tourist operators, who argued it was too soon for the ministry to begin allowing more pressure on the fishery. But the ministry said the changes were in response to public demand for more fishing opportunities and that data over the previous two years showed the fishery could handle the added pressure. The current vulnerable state of the fishery was made public in August when the Ontario Federation of Anglers and Hunters (OFAH) issued a news release, blaming commercial gill netting and calling on the MNR to impose a ban until it can properly regulate and enforce the non-recreational harvest. The federation, which was asked to join the walleye advisory committee, said it did not participate because the meetings were to focus only on management options for the recreational fishery. [email protected]

If you have a gulp product dried up on a jig and it is not coming off (I just found one from last year's icefishing), stick it in some water and leave it (I left mine for a few days so I don't what the minimum is) The bait rehydrates and come off very easily. If I was super thrifty I'd say you could reuse the bait as it looks perfectly normal, although the scent is likely non-existent. Maybe everyone already knows this but I tried it and thought I'd pass it on.

The ethics can be debated, but it is legal some places.

"Remarkable bird, the Norwegian Blue, idn'it, ay? Beautiful plumage!" When can't you use a quote from Monty Python?

Bain Capital, sound familiar?

Better put a ring on it

http://www.cp24.com/human-finger-found-in-trout-traced-to-wakeboarder-1.971214#ixzz27WWHLOyN The Associated Press Published Tuesday, Sep. 25, 2012 6:29PM EDT SPOKANE, Wash. -- A human finger found inside a fish at Idaho's Priest Lake has been traced to a wakeboarder who lost four fingers in an accident more than two months earlier. Fisherman Nolan Calvin found the finger while he was cleaning the trout in early September. He put it on ice and called the sheriff's office. The Spokesman-Review newspaper reports that detectives were able to get a fingerprint off the severed digit. They matched it to a fingerprint card for a 31-year-old man. Investigators learned that the man, Hans A. Galassi, lost four fingers from his left hand in a July 4 accident on the same lake where the fish was caught. The three other fingers have not been recovered.

Sioux Lookout is the final destination for some of fishing. We'll be wetting a line at a few of the rivers on the north shore on the way.

Heading to northwestern Ontario next weekend and looking for some recommendations for places to eat on the way and spend the night. Sudbury - Sault Ste. Marie - Thunder Bay Likely overnighting in the Thunder Bay area. Thanks for the input.

Forty hour drive and you left the surfboard at home?

Angler hight (as well as preference) can make a difference, but so does the hight of the boat and whether or not you are standing on the floor or a casting platform.

I too like them both, but it does become a bit of a self fulfilling type of thing. They do make some good stuff and you try it. It works, you want to upgrade, you think why change, you buy a level, or 2, up from your last combo and of course it is better then the last, so it confirms what you already thought was true. I do own other brands but I always compare the product back to my comfort zone. I think many of us do that with a lot of things. Vehicles for am example.

There are a lot of options out there. I'd recommend spending more of your budget on the reel because it will make casting easier. You can up grade the rod later. Maybe something like 2/3 of your budget on the reel.

You could re-paint them, or use glow tape.

Thanks for the help. Silverleaf it is.

My wife has a great sense of humour, you should mention that if you interview with her company.

My wife went to Laurier when we were dating. I've been told I had a great time.

Sitting at my buddy's bar arguing about the name of this spoon.

You used an image of a combat soldier for this discussion and I missed the point?

Not on strike. That made the rounds 8 years ago and was incorrect then. But since I make more then $20k I guess I can't have an opinion.

Maybe it wasn't a condom after all... http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2012/09/19/jellyfish-rising-canada.html

"He's dead. No no he's not dead, he's, he's restin'! Remarkable bird, the Norwegian Blue, idn'it, ay? Beautiful plumage! The plumage don't enter into it. It's stone dead. Nononono, no, no! 'E's resting!" Interesting spot. Certainly an incidental catch.