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horse crap laws are laws and we are/should all be equal under them

It probably walked there

Laws are laws boys, whether a certain group of people want to recognize them or not. Everyone of the appropriate age should have to buy a licence and abide by the catch and possession limits, I don't give care who you are, or how you live your life. If indeed they are catching pike, I wonder how many limits they have at home canned or otherwise.

exactly Does anyone know a CO local to that area?

It would be interesting to know if any of them have a licence. Maybe someone familiar with the area and the situation should let the MNR know so they can pay them a visit.

That brings up something that I have wondered about before. The MNR bases a lot of their findings based on the various types of trap netting they do at different times of the year, but are the samplings they get in the nets enough to form the basis of the regulations they put forth? I assume somewhere there are years of studies to prove it all, but there are a lot of factors invloved, weather patterns, water temps, net positioning and so on. I noticed while reading through the document that my favourite pickerel lake didn't have an entry under the the Population Trends and Information section. To someone who doesn't know the lake, you would think that the fishing has really gone downhill, but yet I know the fish are there and good ones to boot.

Hmmm, nice comment. Yes, amps, not volts. Not newbie, just a simple case of cranial vapour lock.

But all the information in the world and the high tech gadgetry will not put fish on your stringer. You still have to catch them. I do agree with your respect assessment however. The now generation doesn't and hasn't had to work for anything in their life, if they want something, they go and get it, or have it given to them.

Actually the limits have been reduced, from 6 fish with no size restrictions to 4 fish with only 1 allowed over 46 cm (18"). And most likely they will be reduced again, if I had my way, 4 fish with zero fish over 45 cm (17.7"). You keep using examples such as the one above and the Arizona one to make your case, but really, it's apples and oranges. You can not compare two areas that are so vastly different in size and population density and that are so vastly different in the resources they provide to make a case for total catch and release fishing.

Unfortunately I missed the local meetings, otherwise I would have been there like a dirty shirt. Which one did you attend? I wasn't on this site all winter so was unaware of the possible changes and meetings altogether. I only found out about it by browsing around the MNR site one day. But I've read the literature and responded to the survey to give my 2 cents.

I have the intelligent charger from Canadian Tire and it seems to work fine. I like the fact that it shuts off by itself at full charge and won't overcharge the battery. During the fishing season I commonly recharge on the 10V cycle and on the deep cycle setting. During winter I keep it topped up using the 2V setting from time to time. The charger also has a fast 15V setting which is handy if you're in a hurry and it knows when it's getting close to charge so it adjusts the charge setting, slowing it down.

Kijiji is a great place to list it and it's free.

Went up to my mom's just north of town here for lunch and on the way drove through some wet snow. Not good.

Please choose the link I put on the very first post on this topic. The MNR document goes into detail about walleye stocking, some pros and cons and also talks about an option for developing put and take walleye fisheries.

Where are you located, are you in zone 17?

Given the choice, I would eat a smallie over a walleye any day. I love their flavour, very unique. I will also eat perch before walleye. I love walleye, but one thing I don't like about them is that they don't stay as firm in the frying pan compared to perch and bass.

Just reading through the Walleye Management Strategy document the MNR put together for Zone 17. On page 12 it talks about how bass have a negative affect on walleye populations, particularly largemouth. The document also notes that on most lakes in the region, walleye fishing constitutes about 60-70% of the angling effort. Although there are many factors why walleye populations are getting smaller both in size and numbers, the main factor is harvest. Contrast this with the polar opposite view by many who target and/or catch bass and one can see how increasing bass populations are having a negative impact on the walleye fishery. Maybe it’s time we had a switch in mentality, start keeping more bass for the table and make walleye fishing more catch and release. Thoughts? Walleye Management Strategy

Define appropriate? Here is one definition: - suitable for a particular person or place or condition etc; So by that definition, my Sentra is an appropriate tow vehicle for my 14' with 25 hp Merc. Besides, what's the price of gas down your way?

Exactly. They also come in very handy when viewing other types of wildlife that appear on boats during the summer as well.

I wonder if this is a rural thing? The VOIP works well in large centres, but hasn't been perfected yet for those who live in the country.

Did you fish the waterfall with the "dirty" suckers? If not, you should have. Lakers will follow suckers right in to the fast current, hanging back just a little in deeper water and feed on sucker spawn that drifts downstream. Nice pictures and very dark lakers.

Yes indeed, very sad for the family. Far too young. Thank god it didn't end being my buddies brother.

Nothing in today's paper about any such incident on Cameron. But there is an article about a missing fisherman on Pigeon Lake, who I may know, but hopefully don't. Praying for a good outcome.

Oh sorry, I misread. I have 4.8's on mine as well, but only a 4 bolt pattern.

What you have now are perfectly fine, don't waste your money on the 5.3's, spend it on fishing gear and beer. Just get 'er on the road and go.