TJQ Posted April 23, 2021 Report Share Posted April 23, 2021 Harsh.. or not harsh enough?? or just right?? What do you think?? https://mnrwatch.com/4000-in-fines-and-two-year-suspension-for-fishing-violations/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wkrp Posted April 23, 2021 Report Share Posted April 23, 2021 Just right for me. Its about time. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
camillj Posted April 23, 2021 Report Share Posted April 23, 2021 Hmmm ... Well don't get me wrong ... I am all about making sure people don't go over their limits and enforcing that is the only way to make sure it happens ...And that daily limit doesn't mean every day ... and possession limit is exactly that ... but I assume he isn't married and doesn't have kids ... because there is no law against catching a limit one day and gifting it to someone else (even someone in your household and then going out the next day to do it again.) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wkrp Posted April 23, 2021 Report Share Posted April 23, 2021 Just right for me. Its about time. I just did the math and that's $1000 bucks and 6 month suspension per fish. Perfect Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fisherman Posted April 23, 2021 Report Share Posted April 23, 2021 As long as the justice system maintains that kind of sentence, then maybe the others will take note. Who knows if he has done it before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rizzo Posted April 24, 2021 Report Share Posted April 24, 2021 wow! I wonder if they just asked him if he had any fish at home or if they actually went and searched. I can't imagine a search of your home would be legal?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralph Field Posted April 24, 2021 Report Share Posted April 24, 2021 A search of your home is legal for the MNR and they do not need a warrant. The fine seems excessive to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rizzo Posted April 24, 2021 Report Share Posted April 24, 2021 thanks for clarifying. I wonder if they actually searched? or the guy just answered a question honestly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sinker Posted April 24, 2021 Report Share Posted April 24, 2021 I'd say thats a little harsh. S. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave524 Posted April 25, 2021 Report Share Posted April 25, 2021 The whole scenario makes me think he is known to the CO's with the fish in the freezer coming into play, repeat offender perhaps and got the book thrown at him, otherwise it does seem a bit overboard. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bass tracker Posted April 28, 2021 Report Share Posted April 28, 2021 Seems way excessive, unless he was a repeat offender. What do they do to the guy that has 10, 20 etc.. He must be a repeat offender or the Judge fishes the same lake. lol! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
singingdog Posted April 30, 2021 Report Share Posted April 30, 2021 If he's a repeat offender then the punishment seems fit. If it's a misunderstanding of the possession law then it's too harsh. Someone having 4 fish in their freezer doesn't seem like much of a threat to fishing for future generations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schmidt Sr Posted May 8 Report Share Posted May 8 I used to fish near Woods Bay/Moon River in the Massasauga PP probably a little over 30 years ago now. Beautiful, beautiful waterways! The fishing got so poor 25 years ago due to pressure and poachers, gill netting and pollution (we saw 55 g drums, ovens, fridges in the water) we stopped going and headed further north. If the ministry starts going after all these offenders and then uses the fines to support the fisheries and hatcheries - I'm all for it. One guy, great ... now, start going after the others. To answer the question about it being excessive? Maybe. Will it get paid in full? Doubt it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperD Posted May 25 Report Share Posted May 25 On 4/23/2021 at 11:41 AM, TJQ said: Harsh.. or not harsh enough?? or just right?? What do you think?? https://mnrwatch.com/4000-in-fines-and-two-year-suspension-for-fishing-violations/ Just right for me. I've been fishing for over 30 years and believe some lakes in southern Ontario are overly fished. For an example, Bass fishing in Cooks' Bay (Lake Simcoe) is totally different than 20 years ago. Same as Walleye in lake Scugog. I'm sure they set those limit for a reason, got to follow it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoePa Posted June 10 Report Share Posted June 10 So if I understand this right - if you catch your limit at some time and put some of the fish in your freezer - then you go fishing a week later and again catch your limit you could be fined for having too many fish - it seems to me that a lot of guys do that - maybe I'm wrong but kinda makes me wonder - 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry Posted June 10 Report Share Posted June 10 Yes a lot of people do it and it is illegal 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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