Quinte Fishing

Not sure If this is legal in ontario, and that's why i posted it here.. Because i know the right people do come across these kind of posts. They are here lurking some where in the shadows, almost never post, just waiting for some thing like this to be posted... I really can't see why its not, but i don't know of this being done any where on bay of quinte.
Being a member of a newyork bass club the last 5 years, i have really noticed the american's do things completely different then us. all we hear in ontario is "let the bass spawn". there they have found ways to help the bass spawn be more successful.
Needless to say this is just one of a few things i see being done, only one i care to share on a public forum.
If you need to rip me a new one, do send it as a pm not a post.
Bass hater's need not to post, pm's won't be read...

Spawning Gravel Placement S.O.P
Gravel:
This more so for trout, as i couldnt find one for bass.
• Washed (Clean) round rock,
• Rock size should be a mixture ranging from +/- 20% of larger sand sized
to 1⁄4 inch washed pit run.
Placement Sites:
• Areas of existing scour where there has been sufficient scour to remove
organics and there is insufficient natural gravels,
• Tail out of pools,
• Areas of sufficient depth for water cover at low flows.
Placement Amounts:
• Depth 4” in 0.5 to 4.0 m wide channel width (take caution not to exceed
winter low flow stream depths),
• Depth 6” in > 4.0 m wide channel width,
• Length equal to channel width.
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Here are some of the guiding principles used for gravel placement in small, low gradient,
streams.
Gravel Size: This depends on the gradient and peak flow of the creek. Sizes can be determined
from observation of native gravel in the area. Species utilization is also a factor. Gravel should be
suitably mixed and complex sizes similar to the historic condition for the stream reach. Typically
small coho/cutthroat/chum streams require washed 1/4 to 2 1/2 inch round rock with a mix of 10
% cobble and a few boulders as well. The cobble acts to create aeration sites for the substrate, as
well as invertebrate habitat. The boulders facilitate aeration, invertebrate and emergent fry
habitat while helping to stabilize the entire bed.
Sites: Gravel sites are located in glides, riffles and pool tail outs. Do not place in pool bottoms.
Select sites that offer 1-3 ft per second water velocity during spawning. This can be found natural
or enhanced by creation of “quicks” through LWD and Boulder placement along the banks. Small
streams are easiest. Streams wider than 5 meters have complex thalwegs and placement can be
more difficult to determine and should be done with site-by-site prescriptions. Many glides can be
made into spawning riffles by the addition of control structures at the downstream end. i.e. logs,
boulder or cobble. This material must be sized large enough to hold the gravel in place and
prevent washout, again use existing native substrate as a guide.
Substrate: The site substrate should be relatively impermeable and firm such as gravel, hardpan
or clay. Avoid placement on soft substrates such as mud as the gravel will quickly become
embedded. Some removal of sticks, mud, in-stream vegetation or dirty gravel is allowed; too
much indicates a poor site selection.
Depth: Gravel depths of 1/10th of channel width are a good rule of thumb. This places the gravel
in depthssimilar to the natural, healthy, stream sites. Too much gravel may wash out then fill
pools or create dry areas at low flow. The material must be submerged during low winter flow.
Width & Length: Place gravel in square shaped deposits with lengths equal to the channel
width. Most spawning areas in low gradient (0-2%) streams are one channel width long and wide.
Exceptions are long riffles created by confined channels with less than the reach average width or
areas of higher gradient. Do not spread it wider than the low flow margins along each bank and
ensure a thalweg by spreading it in a shallow vie with a rake or with boots. D. Clough & W.
Warttig

Hey Steve, I agree! I agree because Bass fishing in general brings millions to the local area each year , but there is no public/government action to help or protect this resource. I would think the Ministry is informed as to the current financial and ecological values which accompany Bass fishing; but probably took a different path. A path which involves $stocking$ lakes no access lakes with trout........wtf

Local bass series' do help and promote indirectly through partnerships with Universities and these partnerships have helped certain aspects of the Bass industry and thereby the Bass fishing in general for the area. Last year we caught 6 tagged Bass which were part of University studies.

In respect to the "promotion" of the species, I would say that "bass guys" are in the same boat as walleye fisherman as there are certainly very little walleye promotion\enhancement being done (likely less than bass). I don't think there are any walleye tracking/tagging with any significant numbers.

From what I've read, Texas is a leader in their research and action programs. Their livewell design papers, catch and release boat design research and their Big bass program.... its very much a different train of thought south of the border.