Using a friends minnows

[Woodsman]

Yes that rule change has left many of us shaking our heads.
But who benefits from it???
Only one industry I can think of!

[GuyJR]

I am a big supporter of following all game laws, even the ones that don't make sense. This rule however is so foolish that I have zero intention of following it.

[warpipe]

Between printing your own deer tag, figuring out moose points, slot sizes, minnow and bait regulations and the new gun laws one can hardly keep up. Really discouraging for some of the older sportsmen that hunt/fish.

[Ralphy]

After 3 1/2 months since the ministry has not given an answer to the ask aCO forum. I phoned the North Bay ministry office and asked if I can use the minnows a friend has legally trapped in the FMZ he lives in While visiting him. I do not live in the same zone. The ministry told me I could use the Minnows while fishing with him, but not while fishing myself. Just an example of this fine law. Let’s say Jim living just outside Nipigon in FMC 7 can trap, transport and fish with minnows legally in a lake just outside Hearst, approximately 400 km away. But myself living in another zone, cannot travel to the same lake Jim is fishing and trap minnows in a Stream, running into or out of that same lake. Maybe one of the ones making the regulations for the ministry could come onto this form and explain the reason for anyone not being able to trap minnows in the streams, running out of and into the lakes they are fishing.I assume they made this law on a ministry retreat at 2 am on a Saturday morning.

[Gilroy]

After 3 1/2 months since the ministry has not given an answer to the ask aCO forum. I phoned the North Bay ministry office and asked if I can use the minnows a friend has legally trapped in the FMZ he lives in While visiting him. I do not live in the same zone. The ministry told me I could use the Minnows while fishing with him, but not while fishing myself. Just an example of this fine law. Let’s say Jim living just outside Nipigon in FMC 7 can trap, transport and fish with minnows legally in a lake just outside Hearst, approximately 400 km away. But myself living in another zone, cannot travel to the same lake Jim is fishing and trap minnows in a Stream, running into or out of that same lake. Maybe one of the ones making the regulations for the ministry could come onto this form and explain the reason for anyone not being able to trap minnows in the streams, running out of and into the lakes they are fishing.I assume they made this law on a ministry retreat at 2 am on a Saturday morning.

I am in the exact same position and wrote to the Ministry a long letter explaining the stupidity of this entire law, so far nothing for a reply. Now that gives me some hope because in previous e mails they have always replied, I hope this indicates "somebody" is looking into this terrible law which really makes no sense in our situation and does nothing to prevent the spread of invasive species.

P.S. That e mail I sent on the 27th March 2023.


I wonder if the OFAH are asking the same questions.