chasineyes/everywher wrote:
some big fish for sure,these new regs for the kawarthas really SUCK though,i haven,t fished scogog since they came into effect,spend good money ,minnows,lures,gas etc to get some dink eyes,not worth the drive even from Oshawa,cant keep a 2.5lb eye,their gonna destroy the lake,all big predators,will wipe out the baitfish population in a few years,this isnt Quinte where the population is transient,migrating back and forth to Lake Ontario,its a self sustaining population,the fishery has been open{to a slot limit }forever and still produces all size fish,now they only want you to take fish under 2.5 lbs,its gonna backfire on them!!!!!
Was out shorefishing in the late fall, on Rice, caught 4 pickerel, and couldn't keep any because of the slot. 2 under, and 2 over. It is pretty tight!! I didn't really care, because I did catch. Maybe in a few years, there will be more and bigger Pickerel to catch!!! If everybody follows the rules. LOL There used to be a bottom slot on Quinte, I believe, and they removed it. Maybe it does help!!!!
P.S. I heard on a fishing show (can't remember which one) that if there is alot of small walleye in the water, it means the lake is "Healthy"