bin fishin lots 125 Report post Posted May 1, 2021 I see the annual cooler filling is on! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bin fishin lots 125 Report post Posted May 1, 2021 Both sides of highway loaded with vehicles. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fishman1 164 Report post Posted May 1, 2021 Saw it for several days now! 3 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rmayr 37 Report post Posted May 2, 2021 Silly question maybe but what makes this river so popular? I saw a ton of vehicles here maybe 3 or 4 days ago as well. There are lots of other rivers to fish... lol. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
speckmaster 114 Report post Posted May 2, 2021 Stacked with spawning walleye Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Feldwebel Wolfenstool 80 Report post Posted May 2, 2021 ..Stewards of the Wilderness, protecting the resource in a fish sanctuary for the childrens' Future? Ya...that's it. ...but hopefully its those fellas from Nipigon who hand-lift fish over the dam every Spring... 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zackcorbin1401 542 Report post Posted May 2, 2021 9 hours ago, rmayr said: Silly question maybe but what makes this river so popular? I saw a ton of vehicles here maybe 3 or 4 days ago as well. There are lots of other rivers to fish... lol. The walleye are in there so thick in there you could walk across the river on 10lbers.... *year round walleye sanctuary 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rmayr 37 Report post Posted May 2, 2021 1 hour ago, Zackcorbin1401 said: The walleye are in there so thick in there you could walk across the river on 10lbers.... *year round walleye sanctuary Ahh okay, when I go for walleye I usually hit the lakes more than the rivers, I didn’t even realize they stacked up like that down there. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MetalFishing 84 Report post Posted May 2, 2021 It’ll be even more mad come the opener on the 15th Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
minnow 4 Report post Posted May 3, 2021 I thought the Black Sturgeon River was closed year round for walleyes? 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bin fishin lots 125 Report post Posted May 3, 2021 Lol everyone dancing around the elephant in the room. It's most certainly closed to walleye fishing year round. 3 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MetalFishing 84 Report post Posted May 3, 2021 I thought you could fish it above the dam Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rmayr 37 Report post Posted May 3, 2021 1 hour ago, MetalFishing said: I thought you could fish it above the dam It doesn’t say anything about it being closed above the dam I guess? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zackcorbin1401 542 Report post Posted May 3, 2021 2 hours ago, rmayr said: It doesn’t say anything about it being closed above the dam I guess? Above the dam you are good. Below is closed all year for walleye. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fishman1 164 Report post Posted May 3, 2021 26 minutes ago, Zackcorbin1401 said: Above the dam you are good. Below is closed all year for walleye. Wasn’t closed when I drove by! 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Some Old Guy 968 Report post Posted May 3, 2021 1st Nations harvesting rights don’t include the closure of the Black Sturgeon regulations. And other places. Roger Quote R.T.R. Respect the resource! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
crazyctr 227 Report post Posted May 3, 2021 not enough people fishing there wish they would catch and keep every dam wally in the river Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Shawn 24 Report post Posted May 4, 2021 Making the Black Stureon river and lake a sanctuary was another very bad decision brought to us by are wonderful government. Why don’t they just open it up already.I am glad to see those fish being released all winter makes a big difference on population (not) 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
forkhorn 13 Report post Posted May 4, 2021 I wonder what the OMNR plans/intentions are in regards to Black Bay(black sturgeon) and Nipigon Bay(nipigon river/poly lake). Are Historic levels even possible? I believe their telemetry study was supposed to conclude soon. Having such a large area closed all year round seems extreme. If anyone has any info links feel free to PM me. I find the lack of transparency about this topic interesting. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Feldwebel Wolfenstool 80 Report post Posted May 4, 2021 I remember that BS Lake was only supposed to be shut down for a 5-Year period. After that, the typical overwhelming silence about it all from a Ministry that has to be as tight-fisted as possible with all the info they collect and research they do, all on the Public Dime. Compare them with the MNDM, and you'll wonder what in Hades is actually going on at the MNR...then, they dangle a hint about re-opening. When? This year? Ha. They want to wait until I'm dead first. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Snag??? 173 Report post Posted May 4, 2021 & 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
scandiman 114 Report post Posted May 11, 2021 On 5/3/2021 at 6:37 PM, crazyctr said: not enough people fishing there wish they would catch and keep every dam wally in the river Why? Because you think that the walleye eat all the perch? C'mon man... do some research. Walleye don't directly compete with perch. Smallmouth bass do and there's a ton of those now. Walleye and perch have always coexisted in that ecosystem and historically, there were tons of both! What changed over time? Commercial fishing hammered on them for decades until there were literally no perch left, invasive species have moved in, like eurasian ruffe, and everyone keeps all the prime breeding perch on a population that was (is) in recovery. Put that all together and what do you think the outcome will be? Saying take all the walleye is just ignorance. 4 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Feldwebel Wolfenstool 80 Report post Posted May 11, 2021 ..we're so far behind in this country, sometimes I want to puke. Taxpayers squeezed by our government that won't blow your money on ANYTHING other than bullshitting and begging for still more money to take your freedom away... 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mad scientist 140 Report post Posted May 11, 2021 On 5/4/2021 at 10:54 AM, Feldwebel Wolfenstool said: I remember that BS Lake was only supposed to be shut down for a 5-Year period. After that, the typical overwhelming silence about it all from a Ministry that has to be as tight-fisted as possible with all the info they collect and research they do, all on the Public Dime. Compare them with the MNDM, and you'll wonder what in Hades is actually going on at the MNR...then, they dangle a hint about re-opening. When? This year? Ha. They want to wait until I'm dead first. See pages 28-31: https://prod-environmental-registry.s3.amazonaws.com/2020-08/FMZ 6 LT amendment - Revised Draft for Consultation July 13 v2.1.pdf 1 Quote I'm going out to fish. - John 21:3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KalebG 23 Report post Posted May 11, 2021 Again... many comments about the impact the walleye are having on our fisheries yet very little mention of the bass population. Bass are much more competitive and predatory then walleye... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
