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SPRING FISHING??? - szymon baran - 04-20-2015 01:56 AM
Anyone interested in joining up for some Pike Fishing as soon as the season opens in May?
RE: SPRING FISHING??? - Dave Bailey - 04-20-2015 08:36 PM
Open all year in Zone 17, why wait?!
RE: SPRING FISHING??? - Eli - 04-21-2015 09:56 AM
(04-20-2015 08:36 PM)Dave Bailey Wrote: Open all year in Zone 17, why wait?!
I just checked...and that's actually true! Unbelievable, really.
I'm guessing the average size pike in zone 17 is all of 18" as a result of this stupid rule. Most of the big females are long gone from being easily picked off during the spawn. And you can keep 6 of them. Some folks at the MNR need to give their heads a good shake.
RE: SPRING FISHING??? - OldTimer - 04-21-2015 02:10 PM
(04-21-2015 09:56 AM)Eli Wrote:(04-20-2015 08:36 PM)Dave Bailey Wrote: Open all year in Zone 17, why wait?!
I just checked...and that's actually true! Unbelievable, really.
I'm guessing the average size pike in zone 17 is all of 18" as a result of this stupid rule. Most of the big females are long gone from being easily picked off during the spawn. And you can keep 6 of them. Some folks at the MNR need to give their heads a good shake.
Pike has been open all year in Zone 17 for quite some time now.
Originally pike was not present in most of central Ontario - at all.
They are considered by the MNR as invasive in this zone and a clear and present danger to Muskie populations - hence the MNR is actually promoting the catch (and hopefully KEEP) of pike.
An excerpt from an MNR zone fisheries planning handout from years ago:
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Cheers,
OldTimer
RE: SPRING FISHING??? - Eli - 04-21-2015 07:40 PM
Yeah pike and muskies definitely cannot co-exist.
The Ottawa, Rideau, and St. Lawrence Rivers are prime examples of this. Like I said, folks at the MNR need to give their heads a shake.
The same people peddling this nonsense are the ones stocking the great lakes with four (five on some lakes) species of non-native Salmonids.
RE: SPRING FISHING??? - PUMP KNOWS - 04-21-2015 08:49 PM
I always wondered why it was open all year in zone 17.
Thanks
RE: SPRING FISHING??? - ST_ShoreFisher - 04-22-2015 12:26 PM
where is a good place in Zone 17 to catch pike? i want to do my part to stop this terrible, invasive species! LOL.
RE: SPRING FISHING??? - hobe - 04-24-2015 12:07 AM
any good spots around London for pike?
RE: SPRING FISHING??? - MRQturbo - 04-24-2015 05:22 PM
(04-22-2015 12:26 PM)ST_ShoreFisher Wrote: where is a good place in Zone 17 to catch pike? i want to do my part to stop this terrible, invasive species! LOL.
balsam would be best place in kawarthas for pike....
RE: SPRING FISHING??? - Dave Bailey - 04-24-2015 07:21 PM
(04-22-2015 12:26 PM)ST_ShoreFisher Wrote: where is a good place in Zone 17 to catch pike? i want to do my part to stop this terrible, invasive species! LOL.
Mitchell is good, with plenty of shoreline access.