Toronto Port Authority Fishing Derby

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To answer your question...I had to wait until this years fishing summit...TPA and TPFR no shows....but there were reasons. TPA just gave permission for CSFL to hold an Pro Fishing Bass Derby in the Toronto Harbour July 01. The Fishing Summit was held at the Sportsman Show offices. The CSFL is owned by the owner of the Spring Fishing Show. TPA did not attend the meeting because of the potential of a political storm.
The TPA is allowing the pros to prove a fishing derby can be run safely and organized in the harbour before they allow an amateur derby. The fishing pier plans and approval are complete. We are writing a letter to get the funding of $750,000. to build it. The pier will be in the outer harbour as part of the Portland's redevelopment and as a Thank you to Councillor Fletcher and because there are fish there. The potential of expansion of the island airport discouraged the building of the pier at Ontario Place. I went to several of the Ontario Place Park meetings requesting fishing node access points be incorporated into their plans. The TRCA is putting five fishing node access points at Toronto Islands next year, Tommy Thompson is getting a fishing pier and several fishing nodes, the outer harbour is getting two fishing nodes. The funding for all that is secured and the plans and approvals completed. Work starts in July and will be finished by next summer. The Family Fishing Days were expanded by one event last year at Topham Pond, Eglington Flats and its now ( as of last Wed.) been approved as a regular yearly event.
Toronto Islands will see 10-15 thousand brown trout stocked there next year. Walleye will be stocked in the harbour this year again. The MNR is not stocking bass or pike anywhere right now...no hatchery facility being used for that purpose at this time. The Recreational Fisheries Plan is complete but TRCA and MNR were asked not to make it public or to present it to City Council until after the Fall Elections. We are all upset by this as its been ready since spring. All that being said...if TPA is sponsoring and approving the fishing derby they want TUFA and CSFL to run it. TUFA will not undertake such a venture until it has a large enough volunteer base to do so. If you want to improve fishing in the City of Toronto come out and volunteer for Family Fishing Days. The success of those and the demand created by more people wanting to fish after attending a successful Family Fishing Event will grow our sport. When the TRCA, OFAH. MNR, TPFR see the Family Fishing Events well attended by volunteers then they understand we are ready for the next step in our growth. Please come out and volunteer.

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