Lake Nippising

[flowerjohn]

the fishing on nip is terrible now i've only got a couple keepers in the last couple years good thing is there's a group trying to get netting banned on nip

Lake nip is in trouble. The mnr has instituted a ten year plan to help revitalize the walleye population. The local stkeholders association has been fighting for a restocking program but the ministry is not up for that option. I will say that there has been a lot of netting and fish wasting going on up there for a long time. If ayone has an interest in the fishery i encourage you to get involved with the lake nipissing stake holders association for the sake of not only the fish stock but to help out the many local folks who rely on a healthy fishery for their livelihood.

[Villy91]

Lake nip is in trouble. The mnr has instituted a ten year plan to help revitalize the walleye population. The local stkeholders association has been fighting for a restocking program but the ministry is not up for that option. I will say that there has been a lot of netting and fish wasting going on up there for a long time. If ayone has an interest in the fishery i encourage you to get involved with the lake nipissing stake holders association for the sake of not only the fish stock but to help out the many local folks who rely on a healthy fishery for their livelihood.

there are other ways to support your family especially since the lake is in bad shape

[flowerjohn]

there are other ways to support your family especially since the lake is in bad shape

A lot.

[Villy91]

A lot.

that's what nfn should be doing setting up fish farms instead of netting but thats jus my opinion

[Big Jack]

I am heading up there in a couple weeks. Wonder what changed since mid June....

We caught a pile of fish. It was not as folks are making it out to be above.

[JoePa]

Big' - you may catch a lot of fish but if you are after walleye and like to eat them what good is it if you have to throw back 99% of the ones you catch - if you catch any - for sure it is a beautiful lake but the netting that goes on there just screws everything up - I use to hit that lake at least twice each year - each time for a week or so - don't go there anymore because of the slot size and low keeper limit - there are a lot better walleye places to go - just my thoughts -

[TPM]

I am heading up there in a couple weeks. Wonder what changed since mid June....

We caught a pile of fish. It was not as folks are making it out to be above.

I have to agree. I'm there right now and while the pickerel are certainly down there are LOTS of pike and bass to be had.

[Northhunter]

The lake has changed. I've grown up on it and do not believe the walleye pop. to be in the state they claim. You can park your but in a stationary box on the ice in January and ice 100 'eyes in a weekend. There are summer charter boats on the lake that pull up 40 fish a day. That doesn't happen year after year in a fishery that is in trouble. Nor do you consistently get bumper crops of juveniles if there are no breeders left. The "stakeholders" are not happy because the MNR regs. influence the money going into their pockets. The bungalow industry is a very big cash cow. They wanted 20 MILLION EGGS!!! for restocking this year. The MNR's stance is you use stocking to boost or create fishing opportunity after we've already f'd up, and not before on top of a pop. that doesn't need help. The walleye in Nip don't need "help" (to compete with an army of hatchery fish). I realise the stocked fish are of the same strain, but when you dump'em in with a bunch of naturals you are increasing intraspecific competition and effectively playing god. They changed the slot and the limit. They did it before and it worked. Some forget that the lake used to have a 6 fish, any size limit. If they left it like that it would be dead. Be patient.. the fish we hate to throw back now are plentiful and will be legal in a couple years. I for one believe there are lots of legal fish in the lake.. they have just changed their patterns and are harder to catch.