Nipfisher

LNSA, Rockview Cottages, Captain, and Randy I REALLY appreciate your comments and efforts.

Glen, take this as you like but having talked with many native netters here on Nipissing, there choice fish to net is White Fish. The recieve $x per walleye but $x per pound for White fish. So a 5 lbs. White fish pays the same as 4-5 walleye. Now....the Whities are down 25-40 feet in this lake so they are difficult to net. The walleye cruising in 8-15 fow are much easier to target.

Best quote I have seen on Facebook. Ah, the US...A country where guns are a right and health care is not, lives were lost to someone sick and well-armed. What a shame.

How about this Roy. Only 9 days left so I stopped there. On the first day of ice fishing my true love gave to me a mustang floater suit. On the second day of ice fishing my true love gave to me 2 ice picks, and a mustang floater suit. On the third day of ice fishing my true love gave to me 3 dozen minnows, 2 ice picks, and a mustang floater suit. On the fourth day of ice fishing my true love gave to me, a 4" auger, 3 dozen minnows, 2 ice picks, and a mustang floater suit. On the fifth day of ice fishing my true love gave to me, 5 jigging rods, a 4" auger, 3 dozen minnows, 2 ice picks, and a mustang floater suit. On the sixth day of ice fishing my true love gave to me, 6 inches of ice, 5 jigging rods, a 4" auger, 3 dozen minnows, 2 ice picks, and a mustang floater suit. On the seventh day of ice fishing my true love gave to me, 7 shiny spoons, 6 inches of ice, 5 jigging rods, a 4" auger, 3 dozen minnows, 2 ice picks, and a mustang floater suit. On the eighth day of ice fishing my true love gave to me, 8 buds a fishing, 7 shiny spoons, 6 inches of ice, 5 jigging rods, a 4" auger, 3 dozen minnows, 2 ice picks, and a mustang floater suit. On the ninth day of ice fishing my true love gave to me, 9 jumbo perch, 8 buds a fishing, 7 shiny spoons, 6 inches of ice, 5 jigging rods, a 4" auger, 3 dozen minnows, 2 ice picks, and a mustang floater suit.

Me too, but looks like they may be targeting pike, perch, bass, and musky. This was a pretty good year for walleye on the lake but at this pace (without successful re-stocking) it won't last long. Alot of those 14-15.5" fish will be net size and without a healthy adult population there will be fewer small ones.

David Letterson Show - Stupid trick program...........now that is funny right there. If his English is that bad who is he to talk.

Fedeli sends MNR Minister an open letter Friday, December 14, 2012 by: Kate Adams December 14, 2012 Hon Michael Gravelle, MPP Suite 6630, 6th Floor, Whitney Block 99 Wellesley Street West Toronto, Ontario M7A 1W3 Dear Minister: I’m writing to ask you to rescind your decision to reduce the daily walleye catch limits on Lake Nipissing from four to two for those anglers with sport fishing licences and from two to one for those with conservation licences effective January 1, 2013. Minister, you have taken the easy way out rather than perform due diligence in finding a longterm solution in the best interests of all Lake Nipissing stakeholders and interests. In my letter to you dated August 28, 2012, I outlined possible solutions and causes that needed to be examined with regards to declining walleye stocks prior to any management action to reduce catch limits. You and your Ministry have been silent on these suggestions, so I can only assume I was correct in my August letter when I stated you had already made up your mind at that time. If you had done your job, you would know that there are Lake Nipissing stakeholders ready to pay for and fully implement a walleye restocking program for the lake on their own without government assistance. Restocking has been scientifically been shown to be effective elsewhere. All they need, Minister, is your approval to proceed. I will again point out that Lake Nipissing’s cormorant population has been allowed to grow over the last decade. The birds now take over 100,000 kilograms of fish – more than four times what anglers draw from the lake. You and your Ministry can no longer ignore this issue and need to address it directly. Minister, tourist operators around Lake Nipissing started receiving cancellation requests within hours of this decision becoming public. They should not have to pay for your Liberal government’s years of failure and mismanagement of this fishery. It’s time you admit this decision is wrong-headed and short-sighted. There is still time for you to reverse it and engage with stakeholders to find a long-term solution. I look forward to your prompt response. Sincerely, Vic Fedeli MPP Nipissing

Worst ones are the polictical threads that CAN'T be worked out because it is all opinion and all politicians are liars anyways.

Kevin, sorry to hear about your diagnosis. I wish you success in your plans for your future. Quality time with Leslie and your kids is ALL that matters now. HH - I have not fished Nipissing much in the last couple of years because of family committments but I am not really worried about these changes. From regular fisherman I talked with this summer more walleye and more big walleye were caught then ever before. I would have liked to see the slot size removed with the limit down to 2 fish, but I will subsidize my catch with Perch. I am local so my dollars don't help the outfitters.....but.......there are way to many of them with bungalows anyways.

Tie it up and it will still be there for your kids to see.

SO far, I have tried to feed it a carrot, didn't seem interested, nor the apple... but it just did take some romain lettuce out of my hand! It's now waiting at the bottom of my stairs for more food! No need for crossbow or bow, just a handfull of lettuce or cut up apple and a hatchet.

Here is the story from the North Bay Nugget today. http://www.nugget.ca/2012/12/12/walleye-catch-limits-reduced Further to Randy's reply. The new catch limits will take effect when the winter season opens Jan. 1 and will remain in place until further notice. The slot size is unchanged for both licences.

Can I still keep 4 pickeral???????????????

R.C. have you checked / heard about the bay we fished last year on Nosbonsing. Been on it 3 times before Christmas.

Agreed BillM. There is still red tape to cut through....just not as much.

Lots of pike fishing options.

This IS NOT intended to be a political thread. Please do not make it so. This is about fishing and protected waters and shorelines. I live in North Bay and our city was in support of the changes that could now allow for development along the shores of many once protected lakes including some in Algonquin Park. The City of North Bay feels that this will increase tourism in this area. I do not support it. The act now provides a list of federally protected waters — three oceans, 97 lakes and 62 rivers. Here is the CBC article on it. http://www.cbc.ca/ne...udget-bill.html Lets have some discussion on how it can /will impact our favourite little lakes.

Anyone ever buy the MAGIC preserved bait that they sell at Canadian Tire? I looked at the Emerald Shiners with Anise scent today.

The Great One says there will be NHL hockey this month....I'm gonna try and believe him.

Hey Wally, I have the same sled. 1993 Skandic II 503R. Your is not as beat up as mine is, but I swiched out the metal skis for plastic mountain skis. Makes it alot better in the slush. Where do you live?

All over Nipissing , mostly Callander Bay, every day after Jan 1st, as lng as the ice allows me.

Roy, Just doing what you do for the kidlets you know....you're better than Santa.

Over $160 for me with the 3 year fishing and small game stickers on it.

Real nice trout through the ice Jay. I have two models of reels that are similar to the clam reel you showed although not as pretty. I started using a Micro Ice reel made by HT about 6 years ago but found the spool was too small. Then I found these "no name" brand reels and I like them alot more. The drag system is inside the reel and the center button releases the spool much like a fly reel. You can set the drag to full / half / or none by spinning the clickers. They are all composite and don't freeze. Full drag Half drag Free spool

Same here. I went into Sevice Ontario today and renewed my card, fishing licence (sporting), and small game licence all for 3 years. My yellow print outs all say the same thing about a valid card ?????