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Originally Posted by Wahoo
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I fished a few tournaments up on Nip this year and saw or caught walleye each time. Last couple years we didn't run into them. I also caught a few decent eyes on Nosbonsing and Nepewassi. You guys have plenty of options to catch delicious fish, why don't you leave the Natives alone and start pointing fingers at the governing bodies affording us these opportunities as I couldn't catch a Walleye within 1hr drive of my house when our waters used to be teeming with them.
The facts are out there for all to see, and by pointing out that the walleye fishing in your area has dried up is not going to repair the problem. Unfortunately overharvesting by netting on this system has been eroding a once great fishery for years. Five years ago a friend of mine was on Nipissing for a weeks angling. He too came across a large section of net washed upon the shore loaded with dead and rotting walleye. Like most issues with native groups the government will do its best to avoid it at all costs. The problem is that in the long run the tourism for that area suffers, as does the fishery, and the local band. I am not just pointing the finger at those who are doing the netting, even though they must shoulder a great deal of the blame but also our provincial leaders. All parties must come together, accept accountability, reduce the harvest quotas and introduce a progressive stocking program. That would be a good first step.Quote:
Originally Posted by Avid Angler
Nipissing First Nation is admitting that they are exceeding safe harvest levels. No one is finger pointing.
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Originally Posted by Avid Angler
As I've stated before - I use to hit Nip twice each year - stayed at a campground - also know others who did the same thing - neither of us go there anymore because of what is happening there - I feel sorry for the campground owners who are losing business - you would think that reasonable people could get together and work something out that is a win for everybody - I think that commercial netting should be the first thing that needs to stop - after Nip goes down the tubes what lake is next - I assume that the netters can move to an other lake and ruin it also -
Fisher men, whether commercial or sport, have the ability to kill any fishery and have done so multiple times In the past and will continue to do so in the future. Meat fishing needs to become a thing of the past otherwise nothing will really change
there is no finger pointing when nfn admits they are over-harvesting I have only kept 4 eyes this openwater season so I am not the problem.........................
Maybe catch and release should be.... Catch your one fish (quota) for the day and then head home.... If we can't enjoy a wild fish meal once in a while, whats the point....Quote:
Originally Posted by rfb
Its suppose to be fish/game management for one and for all.... Its shouldn't be whats good for me... There is no "I" in management..
.Everyone (group) needs to do their part.
When does "Over Harvesting" turn into poaching. Is poaching only a thing us tax payers do??? If we poach we lose the right to fish, will they??
Avid Angler needs to learn a few things about conservation. I make yearly trips to the east coast and go fishing. I've caught a bunch of Cod, that fishery must be fantastic by his logic.
I don't keep fish, not because I don't like eating them, but because they are a finite resource under extreme pressure these days. We've wiped out so many fisheries, killed off some species and pushed others to the brink of extinction that for me anyway, the time has come to stop keeping what we catch or at the very least vastly curtailng what we keep.Quote:
Originally Posted by fratri
As far as having to eat fish in order to enjoy fishing, we don't eat Musky but we still love to fish for them. People target gar just for the joy of catching them. Why do we have to kill so many just to enjoy our sport?
I don't agree with a commercial harvest either although us telling FN what they can and can't do makes me very uneasy considering how much we've screwed them over in the past
I havent seen any fishery I use get better in the past decade or so, only worse. Unless there are drastic changes it will all come crashing down eventually. I think that's where we are headed but a lot of people will happily ignore all the signs till its too late
Anyway, that's my two cents. I hope I'm wrong.