bobowski Posted January 20, 2012 Report Share Posted January 20, 2012 Hello, Im going out to Cooks Bay tomorrow to do some Perchin. I was planning on setting up a dead bait tip up while im jigging for Perch. I want to use a big baitfish to try and entice a Pike to hit. My question is, am I able to use a frozen Herring purchased from the Grocery store? I know that the lake is closed to herring fishing all year around but I wasn't sure if i could use it as a dead bait. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raf Posted January 20, 2012 Report Share Posted January 20, 2012 yes, store bought is fine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fang Posted January 20, 2012 Report Share Posted January 20, 2012 Most No Frills will sell a decent selection of whole frozen sardines, and such. we use them all the time for trout and pike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billy Bob Posted January 20, 2012 Report Share Posted January 20, 2012 Get a few perch....fillet the belly meat off and there's your bait... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanD Posted January 20, 2012 Report Share Posted January 20, 2012 Get a few perch....fillet the belly meat off and there's your bait... I’m not contradicting just asking, is it legal to use in-part or whole a sport fish for bait? Is perch considered a sport fish? I know people use the eyes from perch; but never thought of its legality before. I know I could look it up; but someone here will know. Dan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billy Bob Posted January 21, 2012 Report Share Posted January 21, 2012 I guess nobody knows... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillM Posted January 21, 2012 Report Share Posted January 21, 2012 Perch are a sportfish, they're in the regs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Locnar Posted January 21, 2012 Report Share Posted January 21, 2012 How do you hook the dead bait? through the back behind the dorsal fin? or through the head? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billy Bob Posted January 21, 2012 Report Share Posted January 21, 2012 Perch are a sportfish, they're in the regs. Here in NYS and everywhere they are considered a pan fish...you sure Ontario has them classified as a 'sport fish'... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leecher Posted January 21, 2012 Report Share Posted January 21, 2012 A big 6" - 7" salty should do the trick... golden shiner that is Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wallacio Posted January 21, 2012 Report Share Posted January 21, 2012 Herring which is sold in stores is a true Herring (usually caught in the Atlantic Ocean) and can be legally used for bait if dead. The "Herring" that you are referring to as having a closed season on Simcoe is a completely different species which is closely related to Whitefish. It's also commonly known as a "Cisco". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rod Caster Posted January 21, 2012 Report Share Posted January 21, 2012 Here in NYS and everywhere they are considered a pan fish...you sure Ontario has them classified as a 'sport fish'... It's just a term for any fish that has "regs" applied to it. For example herring have no catch limits (at least not in my FMZ), so their not considered a sport fish. I guess a herring is just a "fish" . Non-sport fish can be used as bait as a whole unit.. like fallfish or mooneye etc. You can't put a perch on a hook, but from what some have said here, you can use the non-meat parts of a perch for bait. Someone please correct me if I'm off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillM Posted January 21, 2012 Report Share Posted January 21, 2012 Here in NYS and everywhere they are considered a pan fish...you sure Ontario has them classified as a 'sport fish'... No distinction between panfish and sport fish in the regs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billy Bob Posted January 21, 2012 Report Share Posted January 21, 2012 Here in NYS for example you can sell pan fish but not game fish...and then there is rough fish....AND of course last and least trout/salmon....LOL... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skeeter Posted January 22, 2012 Report Share Posted January 22, 2012 The last time I was down that way fishing for pike, the guy I went with was using minnows that were 11" long. And they worked great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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