GbayGiant Posted September 8, 2012 Report Share Posted September 8, 2012 http://ontario.sierraclub.ca/en/pr-ijc-gb-drop Hope it never happens. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glen Posted September 8, 2012 Report Share Posted September 8, 2012 "five-year $17-million study" Is the water low or not? I wish they would raise the water up. If it gets high enough i could have water front property. They study that water and at the end of the five years they will come back and tell you yes it is wet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry Posted September 8, 2012 Report Share Posted September 8, 2012 man if they allow it to drop 4 ft more there is no Georgian bay the boat ramp would be way out on methodist island Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Nelson Posted September 8, 2012 Report Share Posted September 8, 2012 MNR did Musky spawning surveys in the southern part of the Bay, and found many wetland spots holding spawning Musky. There is only spawning site left due to receding water levels, and it has been approved to turn it into a marina! This spring a study was done, and they couldnt find a single juvenile Musky in the southern part of the bay. Low water levels effect a lot more than most realize.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glen Posted September 8, 2012 Report Share Posted September 8, 2012 So the water drops down and you lose all the spawning sites. What about the water dropping down creating spawning sites? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GbayGiant Posted September 8, 2012 Author Report Share Posted September 8, 2012 MNR did Musky spawning surveys in the southern part of the Bay, and found many wetland spots holding spawning Musky. There is only spawning site left due to receding water levels, and it has been approved to turn it into a marina! This spring a study was done, and they couldnt find a single juvenile Musky in the southern part of the bay. Low water levels effect a lot more than most realize.... That just seems Ludicrous. Only one spawning site in all of southern Georgian bay???? I feel the OMNR have fallen apart when it comes to doing real studies. They just do not have the money to do things the right way anymore. I think Glen has the right idea here. Either way it would be drastic to allow Georgian Bay levels to fall below what they are at now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Nelson Posted September 8, 2012 Report Share Posted September 8, 2012 Sorry, my post was suppossed to say the original survey was 20 years ago. There is only one of the original sites still there, but not for long. The shallow bays where they spawned in the past are gone due to development, and receding water levels. Hopefully the fish are spawning succesfully somewhere else, but for know, it isnt known where that might be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kickingfrog Posted September 8, 2012 Report Share Posted September 8, 2012 Related: Joint Canada, US talks on GL pollution etc. http://ontariofishingcommunity.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=65344&pid=728385&st=0entry728385 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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