SPRING FISHING???

[OldTimer]

(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:

   

Cheers,

OldTimer