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they are big dollar fish .. i see more rods get broke and replaced then you could ever imagine ... i bet the stores love salmon season

Garnet you are correct. about wasting Consumable fish... the book the feds produce every year on consumption guide allows most fish to be spoiled, as they are not consumable, thats is why port hope now has a littering charge that includes fish

what law that would be a municipal bylaw for littering no fisheries act or FWCA to be charged under

Some of you are missing the statement here .. yes the OPP and other police can do fish and wild life act... port hope has been trained to do the fisheries act . there is a big difference .. so if a cop that was not trained if he asked you for your licence and you said you do not have one , he had to walk away as that is the fisheries act same as walking through the water with a net that is fisheries act. now that the police are trained they now can enforce these issues

yes we should have super cops.. both mnrf trained and criminal trained ... like they do all over the use .. they do both

Brian B this took almost 10 years from first complaint date . it was so long ago i did not remember . it took a special council and a amazing new police chief to get this finally done . to me the mnrf has done a wonderful job and i think they should stay and the local police should use them as a resource to help . in my opinion the mnrf officer should be place in police stations .. have them roam there is a new study coming out in the future. it will show where the hot spots are and where enforcement needs to be done . for instance the ganny receives 50 percent of the fishing pressure during opening weekend compared to the other 9 major rivers in ontario for steel head, the other rivers share the other 50 percent between them . Yes i am prejudjust towards the ganny, but the numbers don't lie. certain rivers need mass enforcement others do not

I commend Port Hope council on their efforts in support of the Ganaraska River Fishery and for taking the time to listen to my concerns and work towards a resolution. We will be seeing some substantial changes and increased enforcement on the Ganaraska River this year. _________________________________________________ Port Hope Police Services Report to Port Hope Town Council Dated: February 25, 2016 During the 2015 fishing season in the urban area of Port Hope it became commonplace for infractions against the laws of the fishery to occur to a very significant level. So much, in fact, the Municipality received many complaints from tourists and residents alike. In many instances rotting fish and other garbage littered the banks of the river and its surrounding area to the point that smell permeated the entire downtown core for weeks. The MNRF was normally tasked with the law enforcement surrounding the rive but was unable to provide enough resources to effectively patrol the area. In an effort to better meet the needs of the community, we developed a training plan for our patrol officers in concert with the MNRF to educate our people to know the requirements to first charge offenders and then to create the Crown Brief in a fashion that will support successful prosecution. On February 17th and 19th, the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry attended with seven staff and conducted very thorough training sessions for members of the PHPS.

spawn sacs with egg sinkers jigged off bottom works for the river i do not know why it would not work in a lake

The government also touted recents cuts to funding to the natural resources ministry and the ministry responsible for mining by $19 million. And yet another plan to “modernize” ServiceOntario is expected to save as well. http://news.nationalpost.com/news/canada/canadian-politics/ontario-budget-2016-predicts-deficit-reduced-by-billions-alongside-revamped-climate-change-plan

they are holding a public meeting on march 10 at 7 pm in port hope

with all the questions on the various boards.. and all the pro comments as well as all of the negative comments... there has not been one email or phone call to the mnrf over the ganny and atlantics

thanks craig .

QUESTION IS if we get returns on the fish they put in then that means they have competed with the rainbows and chinooks for 5 years right . Then there is no reason to close the dam off

i am not a good person at putting things in type so here goes . there really is not need of stocking of chinooks or cohos let the rivers sort out what it can and can not produce . as far as the ganny goes the dam once they are above dam they have great places to spawn where most people have no access. with the counter in place it will be able to monitor and identify every fish that goes over. the ganny and other river east of it said they would never reproduce naturally that was when they first started stocking salmon .. well we have a crap load that not only run the ganny but stage in front of the ganny longer than most any other rivers. so that could be a good thing as the atlantics may not wander far away. in 5 years if this program is a failure i will be the first to say i was wrong. but the benefits outweigh the negatives of this project big time .

i hope to see you there steve and i think it may be time to bring back the GSA

ATLANTIC SALMON DETAILS this was sent to me today and asked to post it . there is no excuse for you not to be there whether your for or against the proposed plan . So far like i have said in the past this MNRF is trying to do better and they have given lots of notice for people to attend . Hi Jason Here are the details below for the March 10 Port Hope meeting. This is a general information session on the Lake Ontario fisheries and the Ganaraska River Atlantic Salmon initiative. We are planning two main agenda topics: 1) a summary of Lake Ontario fisheries management and stocking (all species) and 2) a presentation on the Ganaraska River Atlantic Salmon initiative. There will be lots of time for questions and discussion. Public Information Session: Bring Back the Salmon - Ganaraska River Atlantic Salmon initiative - including an overview of the Lake Ontario Trout and Salmon Fishery. Ontario Ministry of Natural Resource and Forestry - Lake Ontario Management Unit Thursday March 10, 2016 Port Hope Town Hall 56 Queen St. Port Hope 7 pm to 9 pm (doors open at 6:30pm). I am not in charge of this meeting just a messenger if you have any questions about the project this is the person to contact Andy Todd Manager, Lake Ontario Management Unit Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry Glenora Fisheries Station 41 Hatchery LN Picton Ontario K0K 2T0 Office: 613-476-3147 [email protected]

we have sampled fish for years there it has never hurt the rainbow run in the past... we did chinook and cohos this year as well as brown and rainbows that came up during sampling time. i am just giving my opinion on the ofah and only my opinion on them they have never been there in the past so why now . if they want to clean the stream and put fish in as far as i know the ofah does not do the monitoring of the atlantics its all been the mnrf money so why should the ofah start now. i have been there for 38 years of my 48 years alive and i despise that group fully and have made it know to the mnr. the zone e we have here is a joke. from fishing to gun control i made liars out of them before and will do it again they can look after the river but i will quit the ladder before i volunteer beside them the mnrf runs the ladder i just volunteer there its there call but in the end it is my decision on how i spend my time I ALSO THINK THIS COULD BE A GREAT WIN FOR THE RIVER AND THE TOWN RAINBOWS MADE IT THERE HOME SO DID CHINOOKS AND COHOS AS WELL AS BROWNS I CAN NOT SEE WHY ATLANTICS COULD NOT MAKE IT HOME AS WELL WE ALL WIN .. I THINK PERSONALY THIS IS A GREAT DECISION it should have been done years ago the ganny should have been there 1st site all alone there is so much river most of you only see on maps i have seen a lot of water and there is so much room its perfect. the decline of rainbows is simple over fishing and the mnr and towns not keeping up to supply and demand. we need different rules for certain rivers we can not make the rivers all the same . the ganny is fished more than any other river

the ofah does not and will not control the ladder

the atlantics will be put in and will fend for them selves there is no special treatment for them. the ladder will be open for ALL fish to get through no fish will be stopped

the police will be on the river 24 hours a day

NEXT YEAR FISHING ON THE GANARASKA port hope has opted to keep the river open in the month of September . some of the council and 3 mnrf staff phps (port hope police service) members from the grca and ofah. They have come up with this solution. The town will pay for 1 phps officer per platoon (1 per shift) to be trained as a co and will be able to enforce both the fish and wildlife act and the fisheries act . The town will then pay for these officers to patrol the river that will be the officers sole job in the month of September is to watch the river 24 hours a day in September the town will also pay for CCTV cameras in the downtown core. The town will also make signage alone the river in multiple languages to state what infractions are and fines something like you see on 401 about speeding tickets. The mnr will also step up enforcement and will be able to get to all the other "hot spots" upstream the ofah will put a advertising in Augusts. Oodmag warning people of the new enforcement and even have spot on there radio show in fall as well. WITH THE SIGNAGE AND ALL OTHER MEDIA THERE WILL BE A POLICY OF NO EXCUSE THE FWCA AND FISHERIES ACT WILL BE STRICTLY ENFORCED SO DONT EVEN FORGET YOUR LICENSE ​

and that is why they are at the ganny now taking eggs of wild fish to see if they can get the salmon that stage early will help the boats out in lake ontario .. it will be a two year project to start

Way more people come to watch the fish then to fish in port hope... they come by the bus load 2 to 3 a day.. i have seen as many as 300 people at the ladder at one time

Thank you for your thoughts on the ganny. I am a long time volunteer who has done there time at the fishway in port hope and i am the one who has the ganaraska fishway facebook page . I will be copy and pasting your thoughts to give to the mayor and council they are at wits end and do not know where to go next they like the idea of people coming to port hope and breaking even or even costing a little but what has been happening the last few years is costing the town lots . ( two pick up trucks full of carcass from the FREE fish cleaning station in one day ) The enforcement that we had appeared to be a gimmick from talking to people he picked the ones he wanted to check .. he checked 2 people then walked by 4 people of certain decent then chose a white person with a pin reel with a 14 rod for his licence then walked by 7 other people of a certain decent then asked another white guy for his licence then called the town thursday morning and said he was down at the river early evening and seen no violations and every one checked had a fishing license . I know the two guys personaly that watched this and they have no reason to lie .