possible more walleye cuts for nipissing

[JoePa]

I use to hit Nippissing twice each year - a week each time - stayed at a campground - haven't gone there since they reduced the limit on walleyes - I often wonder how the campground owner is making out - I'm sure other guys stopped going there also -

[deerslayer]

if the walleye ever have to be reintroduced into the lake then all cultures should have to abide by the same rules and catch limits along with the purchase of a license no special attention because of your heritage, this should also apply to hunting and all areas.

[redd foxx]

I use to hit Nippissing twice each year - a week each time - stayed at a campground - haven't gone there since they reduced the limit on walleyes - I often wonder how the campground owner is making out - I'm sure other guys stopped going there also -

What stopped you from coming Joe? You could still go out and catch and release fish all day and bring home a couple for supper! Sounds like it would still be a good holiday to me.

[Big Jack]

The fishing in Nipissing has never been better.

This is absolute nonsense.

[rackman]

i agree big jack we have had lots of 15-20 fish afternoons lots of 14-15 inchers ..

[JoePa]

Well the way I see it - you go and drive that far to going fishing - you fish pretty hard and some days you catch nothing - another day you catch a couple but they are all in the slot size that you can't keep - another day you catch some keepers but are limited to 2 fish - that's a long trip for 2 fish to eat - I'll admit I like to eat fish - so what I do is go to a lake where I can keep 4 walleyes - I eat a couple while I'm there and take a couple home with me - maybe I'm not fishing in the right spots when I'm at Nippissing - so tell me where you guys are catching all these walleyes and what your using during different times of the year - I use to fish the West arm all the time and trolled with crawlers and spinners - with crankbaits - and everything else - going to the BOQ is a lot shorter ride and there you can keep more walleyes - I guess all the talk about netting kinda turns a guy off from going to Nippissing and when you don't catch fish it is a thing to blame -

[sawbill]

Because a few individuals go out and get a good catch of fish regularly isn't really an indication of a healthy fishery. It just shows they are very good at knowing how to catch and where to catch fish.
The true sign of a healthy fishery is when any bozo can go out and get a limit almost every time out. Many fairly decent fishermen that I know haven't bothered with Nipissing for a few years now as their catch has been limited to a few undersized fish when they do catch something.

[grog]

The fishing in Nipissing has never been better.

This is absolute nonsense.

No it isn't.

[Big Jack]

Let me share my perspective and reasons for my comments;

I fished Nipissing for 4 solid weeks last year plus 3 days. So 31 days on that particular lake. Every single day was on the water after one species or another. We found walleye all over the lake. I am not any better fisherman than I was 5 or 10 years ago so now why on earth would the numbers caught be climbing? Sure some days were tough fishing because of conditions and sometimes fish are off but the beauty of Nip is that if the Walleye are off, usually the Pike are on, or bass etc....

The MNR`s data is terribly flawed. They put the nets in the same darn place over and over and over again....

They have a group of local folks up there willing to step up stocking efforts but do you think they are permitted to do so? No.... can't have that happening. But hey let's continue to allow the unregulated commercial fishery.

The real problem is that our lovely Liberal Gov simply does not care about anyone north or east or west of the GTA. It is that simple. If this was an MNR/Liberal priority they would find a better way to manage that fishery. I often think that our Liberal government would be happy if all of Northern Ontario would just shrivel up and die.

On another note, I see guys going out there fishing the same spots over and over again. How many times can you clean out the same spots? Move around a bit!

[mox72]

Maybe just a fluke but I fished Nip once this past summer and it was the best fishing I've ever had. On the water from 10am-3pm and caught pickerel, pike, and bass one after another.