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Maybe sport anglers, FNF community members, lodge owners should form a group to work together??? Instead of against each other and the lake???

Any parties involved can move, so im not sure what your point is other to say "indian"? Most aboriginals IMo should move, get educated, then move back and provide professional services to their communities and provide jobs. So much money is set aside for this through treaty that it boggles my mind that its not prerequisite for aboriginals to study entreprenuership(sp). Anyhow, sounds to me that there are many guilty parties involved. And then those that love the lake stuck in the middle trying to figure things out with little or no outcome. I feel for all parties involved, but I still side with the lake. If a solution cannot be done found and implemented by all parties, temp shut down the fishery, PERIOD

My point exactly! The lake cannot up and move. Operators can however

So Nip is a huge lake. Hows many ghost nets are we talking here? Is it a combination of anglers harvesting and Fn netting thats dwindling the lakes populations? Or are we talking huge numbers of ghost nets? Where are these nets? Id think its fair to assume they would be relitively close to FN(if they are indeed solely responsible) Who is this chief? Better yet who is on counsel? More times then not its counsel that runs the show, the chief is but a figurehead. Sometimes, the counsel is in the backpocket of the chief(usually though family, or vise versa) When this happens however their terms are usually very short as the rest of the community suffers and does not vote them back in. Anyhow thats just a little insight. This sounds like a weird, made for tv mystery to me.

Jeebus! Thanks for sharing!

Id dont disagree with you Steve. And I do not know the whole story nor the people. But this is the example that HAS to be set by FN No different then white or black or purple politicians I spose. A true shame...

^^^ Teaching an old dog new tricks. This commercial fishery should be illegal in the first place(large scale that is) Traditional fishing did include nets, but obviously not nets of a massive scale. Here we use nets(not me specifically but family and friends). They are small, put it in for 8 hours pull up then you have your fish (for personal or traditional use). Family that commercial fish use the same nets, empty them 3 times per day then pull the nets. At $9 a lb its a decent living for an easy job... Thats where it get crazy. Huge nets, large numbers of fish multiple time per day. Big bucks, hire a few kids to fillet and badda bing badda boom. Big money and little work. Its greed. In our area these people would be BCR'd, which means basically chief and council bring forth a motion against a person for abusing the resourse,selling drugs or something, and the community votes to ban them from the rez.

Business owners have a choice that the lake itself does not have. Sad reality

I know my views arent always popular in here, but my family is aboriginal and here is one thing I have to say. If I seen these nets I would document it and cut them. I know its illegal but whatever, to me and our community protecting the resource trumps law. I would fight to impose a DRASTIC reduction in commercial fishing for a period of time, then re access. Same for sport anglers, c&r only for a time then re access later Id make FN commercial fishing, or any commercial fishing, pay and take part in restocking or severe penalties. Id also fight to impose huge increases in prices of fish from nip to make it not worthwhile for the time being for commercial fisherman, vendors, resteraunts etc.

Oh and boycott the markets. Share your views with vendors, restuaraunts etc. The difference may be huge or small, but its a difference.

No problem with the truth. My post was sarcastic and I believe yours was as well??? The aboriginal few give the whole lot a bad name, and its a shame. I wish the best for nip, the fishery, the anglers, the industry. Too be honest im sick of hearing about it. Aboriginals following "their path" would never allow this to happen. I dont know these people so I truly dont wanna pass judgment... But how can anyone, euro canadian, aboriginal etc not understand that overharvesting a sick lake is such a bad idea? Put the friggen politics and race aside, save the darn fishery, FOR EVERYONE

Sorry for leaving my nets out guys... Sincerely, Indian

Check that Plano box, over there. You know, the one about 12 down that stack to the left and right beside the bigger stack? Yeah its in there????

Frig yeah!!!! Best GM they could have got!!! Awesome

Miigwich! Just made me spend some cash lol

Great news Gerrit!!!!!

If i see a countdown version ill buy a bunch in minnow patter and gold/black. Action on these baits are awesome

What? You were in fort frances and never hit me up? Im sad

Say wha???? You like tomatoes on a sandwich but not on pasta???? Mmmmmm tomatoes

Either or I will say I think youde be happy with almost any new phone on the market these days

Another plus on the galaxy 6x is it has really good battery life compared to my iphone. Also it comes with a buncha apps I use already preloaded on the phone The iphone is WAY MORE user friendly outta the box. My galaxy 6x took a week or so to get used too and learn all the functions. It take really great pics but most new phones do nowadays. Also the galaxy6x is water resistant. They claim waterproof but no way am i testing that out lol. But it has gotten wet and no hiccups or damage from rain or light water. Dropbox is an awesome feature that allows you to store music and pictures and they dont use memory on your phone. I find that awesome but it already has alot of memory so in one year I havent had to use it. Just some other things to consider...

I have the galaxy 6x now and I strongly prefer it over my iphone Tons of memory too and drop box is an awesome feature

I fish alot of current. Flicker shads suck in current. Awesome on weedlines in lakes though But still nowhere near my go too

DO NOT USE AN IPAD FOR FISHING I too have navionics on my ipad and galaxy phone but its only used at home for planning

Better not be better than the tranx lol. I just got mine a few months back