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wellp tomorrow I m headed north to my favorite lake for a week. hope to do ok , wanting to try some whitefish fishn just for some thing different,but I don't really care its just nice to get back to the country where I was born,. maybe I ll even run into t.bay to look over the old folino store an some of the town where I grew up.Hows boulivaerd lake these days?anyways its good to be going thnx for some tips on the whitefish !

Here's my take on this . Walleyes and pike have coexisted in the same bodies of water for yrs. At one time there was a misconception that the pike eat all the pickerel. Pike will hit a wally when a chance comes but to feed on walleye alone no. Pike prefer soft finned tube shaped soft finned fish like suckers, whitefish , etc. When they get 10 plus lbs. they'll take in a 2 lb sucker and may not eat again for days. Big pike will hit there prey from the side stun it then down it, on more then one occasion I've seen a pike with a wally stuck sideways in his mouth. As for the wolves and coyotes , if the deer pop. is high the wolf pop. will grow especially if it's a rough winter this gives the wolves an advantage good winters helps the deer pop. If deer pop. drops the wolf pop. will too . It' the cycle of life in the animal world. For people shooting them and thinking there doing some good they could never be so wrong.

It's not the ethical hunters that's the problem. It's the people who illegally shoot any wolf or coyote they see thinking it's helping everyone out.

Well I didn't make it down to current river today because I decided to take my niece to the mountdale boat launch. It was a proud moment when she caught and reeled in her first fish all by herself and yes I got out fished by a 3 year old. She ended up landing 2 perch. The best part was she wanted to let them go to grow bigger. Oh yeah that's my brand new rod and reel for specks. She caught the first fish with it too

Once again the North being punished for the actions and behavior of the masses in Southern Ontario. The initial intent of the changes may not have been intended to make things more complicated but certainly do. How can average consumers purchase bait in larger quantity (eg: lb of leeches or flat of worms) and be expected to use it all in 2 weeks. Not gonna be possible. Not in my world. If my buddy buys a lb of leeches or a flat of worms and gets a receipt how can I split the cost? I don't have a receipt for my share. What do I do? Lie to the mnr and set up some bs story that I trapped them on my own and set up some fictitious log when and where I trapped or picked them. How can bait fridges and bait vending machines operate. Place an "Official Receipt" on each bag or container when they don't actually have a sale and money in the till. Then the next day place another updated "Official Receipt" and then the next. Once this policy/plan becomes law and it will the average person's bait cost will rise, the gov will get more tax dollars and fees from fines from anglers. This is just on the surface and visible. Once this is rammed down our throats what's next. Like tracker suggested a new licence? Most likely. Perhaps a new clean waterways licence for everyone who uses a boat or throws a line in a river. The Ontario gov needs money to pay for all their cuts and promises. No, I would argue that this is making things very complicated and further restrict and burden sport anglers in Northern Ontario and is just the beginning.