Terry

they have tagged all fish from some tourneys and they have found time and time again that the mortality rates were low every time

big tree swinging wildly over my boat is making me nervous

thats just wrong lol

fish seems too rotten to be from the weekend but is a dozen dead fish from a tourney a big deal, derbies and eaters kill a lot more then that http://www.thepeterboroughexaminer.com/2013/07/19/is-tourney-to-blame-for-dead-bass Bridgenorth resident Bob Curry argues the dead bass that came ashore this week on his Chemong Lake property are a result of a bass tournament that was held on the lake on the weekend. The organization that runs the tournament said it has nothing to do with the dead fish and says its participants are careful to conserve fish populations. Galen Eagle/Peterborough Examiner/QMI Agency Change text size for the story Print Report an error Bob Curry unwraps a black plastic garbage bag crawling with maggots and dumps out the remains of six decomposing bass on his Chemong Lake lawn. The odour is overwhelming. The 76-year-old Bridgenorth resident, who lives on Nicholls Blvd., is among a group of homeowners on the lake who discovered dead bass washing up on their shores on Monday and Tuesday. Curry said he’s confirmed about a dozen dead bass in total that washed up on properties on his side of the lake. The fish carcasses come just days after a catch and release bass tournament was held on the lake on the weekend. Curry and his neighbours argue the two events are connected and they worry the fish that have turned up could be just the tip of the iceberg. The organization that hosted the tournament said it had nothing to do with the dead fish. “It’s next to impossible,” replied Andrew Pallotta, president of the Competitive Sports Fishing League that hosted the 57-boat bass tournament Saturday and Sunday. The residents argue the tournament didn’t take into consideration the high temperatures over the weekend and the fish likely died when they were taken from the lake and placed into live wells en route to the weigh-in station. “How many … fish have they killed? These are breeder fish. The lake is in bad enough shape now,” Curry said. “I’m just positive that they didn’t account for the extreme heat in this catch and release program,” neighbour Greg Braund added. “I haven’t ever seen a kill-off like this before.” Rick Daniels, who runs a Chemong Lake fishing charter and writes a fishing column for The Examiner, said he too discovered about five dead bass earlier this week as did his immediate neighbours on lakeside Kelly Blvd. “I’m concerned that it was needless, something that could have been avoided,” he said. “These were all prime spawners. It was a shame. It was a needless kill as far as I’m concerned.” But Pallotta said there was no way the tournament was involved in the death of the fish. About a dozen fish died during the two-day event, but they were not dumped back into the lake, he said. Tournament anglers who bring in dead or dying fish are penalized. The tournament used the Shimano Live Release boat to store the captured fish, a technology that has been developed to ensure the fish go into the water in a better condition than when they leave it, he added. “I’ll argue anybody who wants to argue on the system because we have biologists, we have professors, we have universities behind our science,” he said. Pallotta said the criticism being levelled at the tournament has less to do with dead fish and more to do with residents who don’t want fishing tournaments on their lake in the first place. Curry, Braund and Daniels all shared long stemming issues with the six to eight fishing tournaments that bring hundreds of fishing boats to the lake each summer. They complain participants ignore parking rules in the lakefront neighbourhoods, block driveways with trailers, cast too close to docks and other boats and cause a nuisance to other area boaters. Curry argues the tournament anglers are just after big bucks and don’t care what impact they have on the fish or lake ecosystem. “These guys in the tournaments, they are in it for the money. They aren’t in it for the enjoyment and conservation,” he said. That can’t be further from the truth, Pallotta said. “If they weren’t there to take care of the fish, we wouldn’t have a fishery come three of four years,” he said. “These guys are top-end fisherman. These fish are our partners. It’s in in our best interest to take care of them.” Ministry of Natural Resources (MNR) spokesman Jamie Prentice said the MNR has not received any complaints about dead bass on Chemong Lake. Prentice said fish can die naturally when temperatures skyrocket and warm the temperatures of the lake and reduce oxygen levels in the water. “More extreme weather conditions like this can lead to natural mortality,” he said. While he said it puts more stress on fish to be caught and released during hot temperatures, he said the Shimano Live Release boat is known to be effective. “Shimano … they are really good stewards of the resource that way,” Prentice said. The MNR does track complaints of fish die-off and will investigate if trends point to a source outside natural causes, he said. [email protected] Poll Who do you think is to blame for the dead bass found on Chemong Lake? Friday, July 19, 2013 Competitive Sports Fishing League catch and release tournament This week's heat wave Poor water quality

real nice

then all the sidewalk bars in ontario are in big troubl

that was my thoughts too

lol well when you gots to go you gotta go I would say if they can't see the little guy, then you are not exposing yourself.. there is that public urination thing, is there an expectation of privacy in ones back yard I would say if they can see you, you could be in trouble..

lol there's always that too

note to self dress up like a paparazzi, camera in hand and follow Will to learn how to fish the big O

I thought they found her days ago

nice wish I lived closer, to fish it oh well I have simcoe guess I shouldn't complain

Shut up.who,s talking to you anyways. a tear comes to my eye but I suck it up and move on lol

I just want to fish......

lol what is what I did touch your stache

excellent, sounds like a good day for a good cause

well the story will be bigger...lol

always great when you can get the whole family out boating

I knew why you asked

2003

I did not give that launch because he said good launch, I was in water up to my knees and water was coming in my jeep I had to go so far into the canal to get the boat on and off the only good ones would be Crates maybe the one at the river

Kawarthas

well we're half way there......lol I don't know where that east wind came from most likely the east it was a good day on the water