Hello from Markham

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(03-07-2013 04:22 PM)Giuga10 Wrote:  

(03-07-2013 10:05 AM)Freshwater Wrote:  

(03-06-2013 05:53 PM)Giuga10 Wrote:  The best tool for an angler is Google maps, type in your current address and search around the are, if you see water GO FISH . These stormwater ponds do contain fish.

My fear is there are areas that are off-limits and I am clueless as to where I can or can't fish.

It's pretty easy to tell if a pond is off limits, it will either have signs or it will be a privately owned property which is pretty easy to tell the difference, a private one will most likely have a house or barn ect... and will have clear signs of being owned like tools and other misc items around the area. And if it is one of the stormwater ponds around neighborhoods the are ok to fish.

Private property may also have little coloured ribbons tied to the tree branches or tree trunk to make property line...in case there is a pond in an apparently empty field that actually belongs to someone's property.

Property line may also be marked by painted wooden stakes...sometimes only the tip of the stake is painted...usually in a highly visible colour.