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| Walleye season gets two-month break; London region new closure | |
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| Topic Started: Mar 18 2008, 07:07 PM (167 Views) | |
| renegade | Mar 18 2008, 07:07 PM Post #1 |
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Walleye season gets two-month break By JOE BELANGER, SUN MEDIA Walleye anglers across the London region will have to reel in their lines Saturday for two months. New Ontario regulations mean the season will be closed until the second Saturday in May, ending the year-round fishing anglers had enjoyed. As well, catch and size limits have been introduced for walleye in the new Zone 16, which encompasses all inland waterways in Southern Ontario from Tobermory in the north, Windsor in the west and Toronto to the east. Instead of a catch-and-possession limit of six walleye, sport fishing licence holders can keep four fish, but only one can exceed 46 centimetres. Conservation fishing licence holders are limited to two fish, only one longer than 46 cm. "We've decreased the season, the catch limit and cut the number of bigger fish you can keep to provide better protection for walleye across the board," said Chris Brousseau, senior fish biologist with the Ontario's Natural Resources Ministry, based in Peterborough. Walleye spawn between mid-March and mid-May. Spawning fish will no longer be vulnerable to anglers, which should help to improve numbers. The size limit also helps by keeping more of the mature, spawning fish in the system. The number of zones in the province has been cut to 20 from 37, which is also aimed at making the rules easier and consistent, said Brousseau. "We needed to redesign the zones so they made sense from a biological point of view." Thames River Anglers Association president Randy Bailey said he supports the change if it means improving the walleye fishery. "But I'm worried that not enough people know about the new season," said Bailey, who said anglers disappointed with the change should shift their focus. "There are other opportunities for fishing on the Thames. There are rainbows and brown trout out there." |
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| tracker | Mar 18 2008, 09:25 PM Post #2 |
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Did the MNR just realize when the walleye spawn seeing that Peterborough is not that far away from the Zone 16 border. |
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