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I do some spearfishing in mexico and Belize, I'm looking to get into it more in Ontario now for Carp here and maybe walleye in Quebec. I just do free diving and I'm looking for someone to do a few trips with to Lake Erie or Lake Ontario . Its a buddy sport.. thanks guys. PM me if you want.
Spearfishing (underwater, with a speargun) is not legal in Ontario.
Now bowfishing, that I could help you with....
Not true. coarse fish can be taken . I have a buddy that freedives and spears hundreds of carp every year in the St Lawrence around Brockville.Quote:
Originally Posted by gillshot
Spear = legalQuote:
Originally Posted by Hunter John
Spear gun = illegal
Page 8 of the regs summary
This ^^
Apologies as I was mistaken. Buddy does live in Brockville and he does shoot lots and lots of carp in the St Lawrence but he does it on the Quebec side where it is legal.
Spear legal......in season...ONLY.Quote:
Originally Posted by benjhind
Blacklab ..... we do a bit of spearing with pole spears ...no free diving .. on the Speed river to get around the discharge by laws ... still rather have my bow tho .
Glen
Spears cannot be possessed on or within 30 m (98 ft.) of the edge of any waterbody except when shing for carp and white sucker as described on this page. Northern Pike spearing is not allowed.
I read this as we can spear for Carp.. suckers..
Once again the MNR has made this clear as mud. but I'm making phone calls now to find out. I will keep you posted
Black lab , there is a facebook page for freediving and spear gun fishing from a bunch of guys around eastern Ontario. check it out , you could make some connections .
https://www.facebook.com/groups/freediveottawa/about/
I just got off the phone with the head of the lake unit enforcement unit of the MNR.. 100% legal to spear fish for carb with a spar gun. Carp only. I can't wait!! Also thank you "John Hunter" I will look into that!
Sounds cool. What do you do with the speared carp?
My buddy loves to eat them. He makes fish soup. Most European people love them. I’m sure out of Lake Erie they are good to eat. Hell I love fish sticks and who knows what sea creatures they are ground up from!! Lol
and they are one of the highest contaminated fish you can eat, at least with the green glow youll take on you wont need a nightlight.Quote:
Originally Posted by blacklab
You should see my flower beds. My tulips move open and close, open and close in a perfect circle. LOLQuote:
Originally Posted by contaucreek
This is incorrect, check the Guide to Eating Sport Fish.Quote:
Originally Posted by Deer Wrastler
For my favorite fishing spot (Long Point Bay, Lake Erie) if you eat a 21" carp the guide recommends you limit eating that fish to 8 times per month. If you eat a 21" rainbow or brown trout, you should only eat that twice a month, meaning that the trout is 4x more contaminated for the size class.
The guide recommends zero consumption of rainbow or brown trout from that size class for pregnant women or children. However, it says pregnant women or children can eat carp 8 times a month!
https://www.ontario.ca/environment-a...ry?id=42408010
People choose to believe what they want to believe.Quote:
Originally Posted by benjhind
You hit the nail on the head, bottom feeders never take up as much contamination as predator fish, the larger and slower the fish grows the worse the contamination. Check out how bad lake trout are in Ontario waters.
Look how much sugar we eat in just about everything.. should we even start the topic about factory raised Chickens.. I'm sure a few carp or walleye out of Lake Erie or Ontario is not going to kill us. We are spoiled in Canada. Travel around the world and look what people eat and where they get it.. Dish me up carp any day of the week, but yes.. I would take a nice cut of deer chops or moose before Carp.
8 meals per month (4/month if over 45") compared to 32 per month for walleye in my area so carp are 4-8 times more contaminated then walleye...I probably caught the weight of my boat in walleye last year so have no need for garbage fish in my freezer, I wouldnt even give my dog 8 meals a month of carp....why when walleye and perch are just so much better and plentiful anyways. I wouldnt dull my fillet knife on carp scales...you guys can have it all to yourselves, bon apetite!Quote:
Originally Posted by benjhind
and people in third world countries die of unknown illness all the time...I would try carp if it was offered out of curiosity but no way is one of those stinkers becoming normal table fare at the Wrastler residence.Quote:
Originally Posted by blacklab
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