love2fishhave2work Posted February 27, 2009 Report Share Posted February 27, 2009 I did not get my 2 cents in before the last thread got shot down. I have been going to Nippissing for 8 straight years and think that it is the best body of water that I have ever been on. We do great every time, fish under regulations, limit on walleye and have a blast. Why all the fuss? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandybay Posted February 27, 2009 Report Share Posted February 27, 2009 I did not get my 2 cents in before the last thread got shot down. I have been going to Nippissing for 8 straight years and think that it is the best body of water that I have ever been on. We do great every time, fish under regulations, limit on walleye and have a blast. Why all the fuss? ' Nice to hear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bassman Posted February 27, 2009 Report Share Posted February 27, 2009 Fishing is great in Nip, the rest of these ranters are just bad fishermen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bitsmith2k Posted February 27, 2009 Report Share Posted February 27, 2009 'Nice to hear. ya, we've been up to sandybay a couple times and always done well with eater walleyes.. lots of slots too that went back to be caught again.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northhunter Posted February 27, 2009 Report Share Posted February 27, 2009 It's a slow year. This happened a couple years ago with Scugog, except there's no native netting taking place there.. so everyone was up in arms over the crappie population ruining everything Sandybay says the water temps are basically shutting things down. I don't know where that info's coming from, but word is that the 'eyes are holding deep, which would make sense if that was the case. Spawning assessment this spring will tell if the sky is really falling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott S Posted February 27, 2009 Report Share Posted February 27, 2009 I have been going up to Nip for the las 12 years. The fishing has always been good. Some years there not where they should be , butthat's fishing. If I ever win the lottery, the first thing would be buying some property up there for sure!! Scoter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irishfield Posted February 27, 2009 Report Share Posted February 27, 2009 (edited) They could always put money and/or effort into the HWY 64 Walleye Hatchery like a few of us here have..... Edited February 27, 2009 by irishfield Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marty Posted February 27, 2009 Report Share Posted February 27, 2009 Agreed that the fishing is still very good up there. However, the comments made on that last thread, from all perspectives, are legitimate and should be considered. The nets are just slaughtering the walleyes and alot of other game fish that don't end up being harvested. The fishing was tougher just before the slot was imposed. The slot has done wonders restoring it back. We still get our limit of eaters but have been picking up bigger fish (9 pounder, some 7s and 5s and 6s). Before the slot, we had real trouble finding the bigger fish. But, for publicity sake, let's just say the fishing sucks. May give me more water to fish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northhunter Posted February 27, 2009 Report Share Posted February 27, 2009 They could always put money and/or effort into the HWY 64 Walleye Hatchery like a few of us here have..... I have issues with the stocking. It doesn't address the problem. It's done with the best of intentions, but doing it on top of a healthy, naturally reproducing population is a big no-no. They've been dumping fry and fingerlings into Nip for a very long time (it clicked into high gear a few years ago) and still nobody knows what it's doing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hotrod Posted February 27, 2009 Report Share Posted February 27, 2009 There is no reason to stock lake nipissing it can produce lots of fish without it if it's managed properly. It will be interesting to see how the spring is, last spring was very good and there seemed to be lots of fish but got worse as the season went on and is bad now. I hope it's not as bad as it seems but I have my doubts. I've heard that even the netters are getting far fewer fish than they were earlier in the year and people have to call in to place their fish orders a couple days ahead of time where before they could just show up and buy them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BassAsin Posted February 27, 2009 Report Share Posted February 27, 2009 I'm from the bay and fish it fairly often and there is a decline since the netting become more apparent, the best thing for the lake, not the outfiters and guides and economy would be to shut the lake down completly or a couple years. and tear up that treaty from a few hundred years back at the same time! my grandfather caught as many fish as required to feed his mother and brothers and so did his neighbours yet i have a limit to follow! better not start a rant hahah Matt! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hotrod Posted February 27, 2009 Report Share Posted February 27, 2009 It seems since the netters made the deal with the gov't to sell the fish from a store that more nets went out and the fishing went downhill also. Coincidence????? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BassAsin Posted February 27, 2009 Report Share Posted February 27, 2009 i think not! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marty Posted February 27, 2009 Report Share Posted February 27, 2009 If I recall correctly, there was a shooting incident near the mouth of the French over the cutting of nets. Aside from the conservation side, the other consequences of the current state of the law can be troubling too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
icedude Posted February 27, 2009 Report Share Posted February 27, 2009 Bassman Marty and Crew never my intention to insult any member of this wonderful community healing words Maverick if you have ever met me on-the-water--i am as white as those KKK sheets from olden tymes grew up with Vancouver Salish-Reservation Rights---Yah we can fish dude real well thank you for asking Clearly not complaining here-or playing any race card no need to disparage our skills at the fishin thang BassMAN Peace Go Fish Paul Have a Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marty Posted February 28, 2009 Report Share Posted February 28, 2009 Icedude, No worries. This is a great issue worthy of debate. I think there are many "right" solutions to the problem. Today isn't yesterday anymore and the rules need to change. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dickie Posted February 28, 2009 Report Share Posted February 28, 2009 That is true. The rules should be changed. But who will change it. And better yet who will enforce it. They are above our laws. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maverick Posted February 28, 2009 Report Share Posted February 28, 2009 They are above our laws. Ignorance is a wonderful thing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ThisPlaceSucks Posted February 28, 2009 Report Share Posted February 28, 2009 there's a myriad of factors that could contribute to a decline in fisheries. also, given that this is only one season that it's been slow, does not mean the population numbers have dropped by that much. i'd be more interested in longer term trends, like say 5 years or so...if the trend continues then it's worthy of looking into, but one slow winter on the big lake really doesn't demonstrate anything.f finger pointing at one particular interest group is counter-productive and unrealistic. fisheries management decisions are made based on considerations of all user groups, not just recreational anglers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maverick Posted March 1, 2009 Report Share Posted March 1, 2009 there's a myriad of factors that could contribute to a decline in fisheries. also, given that this is only one season that it's been slow, does not mean the population numbers have dropped by that much. i'd be more interested in longer term trends, like say 5 years or so...if the trend continues then it's worthy of looking into, but one slow winter on the big lake really doesn't demonstrate anything.ffinger pointing at one particular interest group is counter-productive and unrealistic. fisheries management decisions are made based on considerations of all user groups, not just recreational anglers. Nice post, couldn't agree more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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