BillM Posted May 4, 2012 Report Posted May 4, 2012 Simcoe just doesn't seem like your typical muskie lake.. I hope they do catch on, but it's going to be an uphill battle.
davey buoy Posted May 4, 2012 Report Posted May 4, 2012 There were a couple guy at one of the ramps in cooks bay last summer :whistling:Said they saw a fellow with a 50" plus muskie. Heard from a couple others into the fall as well. I would think that all the lakes to the north and south are joined by the trent/severn system,what would stop muskies from entering Simcoe if need be?
I'mHooked Posted May 4, 2012 Report Posted May 4, 2012 Hey great job Dax! Thanks for taking the time to help do some good for the fishery! Efforts are appreciated.
kickingfrog Posted May 4, 2012 Report Posted May 4, 2012 what would stop muskies from entering Simcoe if need be? Low numbers because they are top-o-the food chain and they are not really known for making long migrations.
Pigeontroller Posted May 4, 2012 Author Report Posted May 4, 2012 Nice to see you contributing to the worthy cause Dax. I have a lot of belief and faith in the LSMRP. This is one of the few things I miss cancelling my membership to MCI. Will this put you into the 50 inch club now? Cheers, Ron... I understand Ron, time to burn the candle at both ends in another worthy cause...
Pigeontroller Posted May 4, 2012 Author Report Posted May 4, 2012 Simcoe just doesn't seem like your typical muskie lake.. I hope they do catch on, but it's going to be an uphill battle. Muskie are native to Simcoe, like the 'other' great Lakes, thats why its called a RESTORATION project, not an Introduction...
Pigeontroller Posted May 4, 2012 Author Report Posted May 4, 2012 Great work , Im still not sure the money is well spent in this project , without habitant rehab ??? , but I am so happy to see you guys are useing some great genes , hope the babies of this mother can go on to grow to the same sizes or even bigger in simcoe ... Keep up the good work , its guys like you giveing up their time so guys like me can enjoy ... OH and solo I dont know about tieing them up for steel, but spread on a cracker with some warm brie and a Snifter of some good Cognac yum yum .. lol I am not privy to all the details, but habitat restoration has/is been part of the LSMRP.
Garfisher Posted May 5, 2012 Report Posted May 5, 2012 I'm pretty sure the habitat is already in Simcoe, the fish were basically wiped out from Commercial fishing (and apparently there was a stocking program in the 70's that helped with the decline due to using Kawartha-strain Muskies instead of the Great Lakes-strain Muskies [which is why the fish are being trapnetted from "close to Georgian Bay" ]). Dax, I'm pretty sure those eggs today were intended for somewhere else, we didn't get them (I'm the summer employee in the hatchery).
Pigeontroller Posted May 5, 2012 Author Report Posted May 5, 2012 (edited) There were two jars of fertilized eggs collected...One was for Flemming, the other was for another hatchery but nobody wanted to make a drive to get them... Edited May 5, 2012 by Pigeontroller
Garfisher Posted May 5, 2012 Report Posted May 5, 2012 Right Emily mentioned something about that. Hopefully we can get another family or two next week, the eggs we received yesterday are doing pretty well
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