captpierre Posted December 15, 2015 Report Share Posted December 15, 2015 Got this today. Seems OOD not in support. http://www.oodmag.com/news/mnrf-closing-lake-scugog-walleye-fishery/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dara Posted December 15, 2015 Report Share Posted December 15, 2015 I do agree with not supporting the MNRF. People have been fishing there for 50 years, and now there are not enough fish? They have been seeing decline for years, studied it and identified the problems, and all they do is nothing Thats some good government there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skeeter99 Posted December 16, 2015 Report Share Posted December 16, 2015 It was actually posted November 27th they MNR is going to have a field day with tickets, if you aint fishing with crappie gear they will probably fine you my friend is on the advisory council FMZ 17 and they actually wanted to just close the ice fishing season (because the MNR has a track record of when they close a fishery it is a minimum 10 to 15 years before it re-opens) but its a full closure now here is a link to the decision http://www.ebr.gov.on.ca/ERS-WEB-External/displaynoticecontent.do?noticeId=MTI0Nzk1&statusId=MTg3OTI4&language=en Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FloatnFly Posted December 16, 2015 Report Share Posted December 16, 2015 sad thing is, its not going to stop anyone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EC1 Posted December 16, 2015 Report Share Posted December 16, 2015 This year I've caught a dozen walleye on the Scugog, which has been more than I've ever caught in a season on that lake. Of the dozen, only one single fish was in the slot(18") and the rest were all over the slot. Definitely says something about the population that is there. Unfortunately, Scugog is one of those lakes where the problem is actually the crappie. The crappies' prespawn staging areas are right by where the walleye spawn. Stopping harvest on our end and managing good water levels during the spawn is the least we can do to try and help. Closing it for two decades wouldn't upset me in the least bit when there are great walleye lakes within an hour drive from there! I also caught wind that the lake has stunted crappie - not sure what can be done about that. I do hope that Wil Wegman or the MNR can write something about this for the public. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lookinforwalleye Posted December 16, 2015 Report Share Posted December 16, 2015 A day late and a dollar short as usual.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AKRISONER Posted December 17, 2015 Report Share Posted December 17, 2015 (edited) sounds like the crappie fishing on scugog is the hot ticket (they taste better than walters anyways) Edited December 17, 2015 by AKRISONER Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wormdunker Posted December 17, 2015 Report Share Posted December 17, 2015 There is nothing tastier than walleye cooked on an open campfire in a fry pan of vegetable oil 1 hour after landing it! LOL! I do like a feed of crappie though! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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