kickingfrog

Definitely released from home aquariums. The supposition is that piranha would never survive the winter in any Ontario waterbody.

I also suspect sometimes that hooks that are in the mouth come lose during the fight. Fish do "miss" the lure sometimes, at least the business end. I'm sure most of us have watched a fish strike at, and miss a crankbait over and over? Sometimes they get the trebles in the cheek.

A fish not caught in the mouth or very near the mouth is "snagged". It is possible to snag a fish unintentional. The fish is required to be released, whether is was snagged unintentional or not. "Snagging" or "snaggin'" is a term often used to describe when people are intentionally trying to snag fish. Another note: Some other areas do allow snagging of some fish, or some fish at certain times.

Of course. That is a very likely explanation. Although if someone really knew what a snakehead looked like they could not possible confuse the two.

Certainly posible. They are tougher more hardie for southern Ontario's climate then piranha, and usually once a year you hear about someone catching a piranha.

That's 11 more then any reasonable person could possibly need?

http://www.nugget.ca/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=3431273 Loggers damage fish habitat near Mattawa By MARIA CALABRESE The Nugget Posted 6:30am Jan 11 2012. Two loggers who caused significant damage to brook trout habitat near Mattawa owe $5,500 in fines and payment to an environmental group. That's after one logger paid $8,000 through his Pembroke company Bruce G. Jones Forest Products Ltd. to remediate the damage, a North Bay court heard Tuesday. Bruce Jones, 46, and Melvin Mousseau, 38, pleaded guilty to the Fisheries Act charge of doing work that damaged fish habitat by illegally depositing sediment into the water. Landowners hired Jones to harvest trees at a Calvin Township lot for sale to lumber mills, and Jones subcontracted the work to Mousseau at Ottawa Valley Forest in Pembroke, court heard. Little Pautois Creek runs into Pautois Creek and is habitat for brook trout, and most of the trees to be harvested were located near the water. The township's road supervisor warned workers not to cross the creeks, and they failed to do that by crossing the water about 10 times a day from June to October 2010, the prosecutor said. He said the work caused "significant damage" by depositing a lot of sediment into the water. A similar charge against Jones' company was withdrawn. They were each fined $500. Mousseau is ordered to pay $3,000 to the Greater Nipissing Stewardship Council which protects and restores fish habitat and raises awareness about natural resources. Jones is ordered to pay $1,500 to the environmental group as credit for spending $8,000 to remediate the site. [email protected]

Nice Fish.

I use 'em. They are my brother's goto spoon. He really likes the glow.

The alternative is that it needs less weight in the back.

The weight needs to be over the wheels.

http://www.thebarrieexaminer.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=3426739 Fish virus a snag in the line Live-bait harvesters upset MNR not including anglers in disease control measures By GISELE WINTON SARVIS - Special to QMI Agency Posted 12:30 am Jan 6, 2012 Efforts by the Ministry of Natural Resources (MNR) to slow the movement of a new fish virus is not sufficient and is only hurting the live bait industry, says a licensed live bait harvester and advocate. As of Jan. 1, live-bait harvesters around lakes Simcoe and Couchiching can only collect and sell minnows within the newly imposed Lake Simcoe boundary, hampering sales to profitable areas such as Toronto and North Bay where demand outstrips supply. Harvesters have already suffered losses in recent years by no longer being able to collect and sell frogs, crayfish and leeches at will, said Jim Leworthy. In the meantime, "the angler is able to buy and move bait around with no restrictions," possibly moving the virus around, Leworthy said. "If the MNR was sincere in slowing the spread of the virus they would have stopped the angler movement of bait when they found out about it in 2005," Leworthy said. In Leworthy's case, this new boundary cuts through his harvest territory in Muskoka at Housey's Falls Road. If he collects minnows in the river to the west of the road or the "virus" area, he can only sell them in the Lake Simcoe boundary area. If he collects minnows on the same river, (connecting Kahshe Lake to Bass Lake) on the other side of the bridge, he can sell them to any non-virus area of the province. "It's really kind of ridiculous. The fish don't recognize boundaries," Leworthy said. A new invasive virus, viral hemorrhagic septicemia (VHS) was first discovered in Lake Ontario in 2005 after tens of thousands of fish died off and testing revealed this new virus, said the MNR's John Cooper. Following that, boundaries were set up for virus and virus-free zones and live bait harvesters were restricted from moving or selling live bait crossing these zones. They could formerly sell bait anywhere in the province. In June 2011, a fish die-off in Lake Simcoe prompted the MNR to study the fish. "Subsequent testing showed evidence that they were exposed to the virus," Cooper said. "The virus itself may not be sufficient to kill an animal." Cooper said he doesn't know how it got into the lake. "It could have come on a boat, the feathers of a bird or it could be live-bait anglers have brought in from other areas," he said. Leworthy is convinced the virus entered Lake Simcoe from anglers. "The angler movement of bait is rampant," he said. The virus moved in from the Atlantic Ocean, Cooper said, but he doesn't know how it entered the Great Lakes. "It was primarily a salt-water virus." Leworthy wants to see the MNR legislate anglers to buy bait from the area in which they are fishing, but no efforts have been made to introduce legislation. "It could be a possibility," he said of potential legislation. "We'd like to review this whole bait-fish issue. At this point, there hasn't been a change in legislation." Since 2006, the MNR has been asking anglers to voluntarily use bait caught in the local area in which they fish, Cooper said. He said it's information that's available where people buy fishing licences and is a part of the Ontario Federation of Anglers and Hunters information about not spreading invasive species. Stopping the spread of invasive species includes the washing of boat hulls between lakes and getting rid of unused bait on dry land, Cooper added. The virus poses no health hazard to humans and fish carrying the virus can safely be eaten, Cooper added. Fish may or may not show symptoms of the virus. Dead or dying fish should not be eaten by humans or by their pets, he said. The problem with the virus is the unknown future and risk to commercially and recreationally valuable fish species, Cooper said. "We can't stop it but we are working to slow down its spread," Cooper said. "We're not sure what's going to happen in the future." Cooper does know that it can devastate a fishery. There was already a die-off of thousands of muskellunge in the St. Lawrence River, which was a popular sport fishery. Leworthy said he knows what will happen in the future and that's that the virus will spread into land locked lakes until the spread of bait by anglers is controlled. "It's not going to get any better. It's only going to get worse," he said. The Great Lakes strain of the VHS virus affects or is carried by baitfish such as Emerald shiners, which is the main bait fish of Lake Simcoe, plus bluntnose minnows and spottail shiners. Some of the other species affected include the invasive round goby, the gizzard shad and freshwater drum. Game fish affected include walleye, yellow perch, muskellunge, smallmouth bass, rock bass, Chinook salmon, black crappie and white bass. [email protected]

That's along the lines that I was thinking as well.

Up to date??? and you are referencing a 1975 hunt? :rofl2:

I enjoy all the fishing reports that people take the time to put together. But it is the unique ones like this, in places that I may never get to, that I really savour. Thanks.

Premature posting? I see no video?

Oh what wonders are contained under that Bacon?

Thanks, some of us are already getting tired of Limey's ice fishing posts.

I vote for non insulated as well. It's more versatile.

Funny, I was thinking the same thing when Bernie was in.

Do you mean billy bobs? No mention in this article. Maybe he's not open until fishing starts on Nipissing. http://www.nugget.ca/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=3420136

http://www.nugget.ca/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=3420134 Ice fishing season starting late By PJ WILSON The Nugget Posted 6:00pm Dec 29, 2011 Billy Bob Richards is in no hurry to get out onto area lakes. Not until there's been at least a solid week of low temperatures, anyway. The ice fishing season opens Sunday, but because of the late start to the winter, the ice is nowhere near ready. "I wouldn't want to go out on the main lake," says Richards, who owns Billy Bob's Bait and Tackle. He says there was probably four to five inches of ice on Callander Bay by Wednesday, not enough for snowmobiles to travel safely. And open water has been seen off Sunset Point, where many fishermen park their cars and trailers while engaging in their pursuit of Lake Nipissing delicacies. "Along the shoreline it's not too bad," he says. He says the recent snowfall is even more deceiving, because several inches of snow sit on perhaps one inch of ice — far too little to support a grown man. "I would walk out before you do anything," he said, adding this is one of the worst seasons he's seen in 25 years. "A week of cold is needed before you can really go out," he said. He pointed out that most operators have cancelled their first week of ice hut rentals on the lake, particularly over the deep water, effectively losing the first week of the season. Scott Chalmers is one of the operators keeping his eye on the long-range weather forecast, hoping Environment Canada is right. The opening days, he says, will probably be lost for Chilly Willy's Ice Fishing Adventures, but he expects the eight ice-fishing bungalows his company owns to be out on the ice by Jan. 6. "If the forecast stays good, we'll be out for the first weekend," he says Wednesday. "We have cancelled (reservations) for the first few days." Chilly Willy has eight bungalows — six-person ice suites he tows out onto the ice on the South Shore — and a number of day huts. But he wants at least eight to nine inches of ice before he tows out the larger units. He said losing the first few days will not be a severe hardship. "In '07 we couldn't put them out until 18-19 January," he says. "Over the last 10 years, this will be the third year we couldn't get out at the beginning." Chalmers says his operation depends on weekend business, which looks promising for early January. "Through the week, that's just gravy," he says.

I would suggest starting with something relatively inexpensive, if you really get into it you can upgrade and get more specialized equipment. Having said that, I would put the bulk of my start-up budget (what ever the dollar amount) towards the rod. Along with the other suggestions that will come, dealing with, and developing a relationship with, a local fly shop would help as well.

I can be there in about 5 and a half hours... I'll take any leftovers you might have.

Merry Christmas Kelvin.