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If you're open-minded and curious, you can assess the experimental design (sample sizes, controls, what constitutes "exhaustive exercise") for yourselves. I provided the full article citations so that those who are interested can explore further. I can tell you that recent research from di...

Bacon, You're missing the point. We're not talking about big tobacco company lobbyists hiring scientists to prove that smoking is harmless. Were talking about academic research scientists and fisheries stakeholders (Shimano and competitive bass anglers in Ontario) who set out with a question and and...

Markus, I'm not on a crusade and I'm not trying to convince you, or anyone else of anything. If you, Markus, have taken a stance on the subject informed by something other than science, I certainly don't expect you to be influenced by some research papers. These data may be more interesting to folks...

Markus...there are similar data for salmonids and centrarchids...do I have to post all of the references? If there were results to the contrary, I would post them too.

This is a great subject. I hope mutual respect and cooler heads will prevail.

John, Respectfully, I think your guess is mistaken. Air exposure seems to add significantly to angling mortality. It makes sense if you think about it. Fish have evolved to withstand extreme exertion under natural circumstances (migration, flight, pursuit and spawning). They get stressed and they re...

I know there are strong opinions about the subject among Fish-Hawkers. Below is a summary of some recent science on the subject as it pertains to largemouth bass. It confirms the findings of previous rainbow trout research showing that angling stress - with air exposure being the single greatest str...

Bruce, almost certainly it was a Great Grey Owl you saw. We are experiencing in s. Ontario a rare incursion by them this year - here's a picture of a few that I passed by on my way in to Peterborough a few weeks ago - very big birds, typically unwary of humans. Local naturalists found close to 40 of...

Some thoughts on the value of fishing logs (and Muskies Canada) to muskellunge management in Ontario and Quebec.
http://www.muskiescanada.ca/Release_Log_Program.php

According to the DNA, the "aurora trout" is a highly inbred colour variant of brook trout - fish them just as you would normally coloured brookies. Like other salmonids, individual species demonstrate a wide variety of colour, morphologic, and life history variants, typical of fishes that ...

CCB, There are data that support your contention that many recreational fisheries in Canada have not only declined, but have collapsed. In what very quickly became a landmark essay in fisheries management circles, the authors of http://64.224.98.53/fisheries/F0201/F02016-17.PDF Canada's Recreational...

Low Key, There is quite a bit of interesting biological information associated with that fish. If you are having a skin mount made, please make sure the taxidermist saves the cleithrum bones and submits them to OMNR. Just Google "cleithrum project" for specifics. If you aren't getting a mo...

For general interest: To maintain healthy muskellunge populations, the sport fish contaminant monitoring program encourages catch and release of this species as generally this species cannot sustain heavy fishing pressure. Please note that if you do wish to keep a legal-sized muskellunge for consump...

Bacon and Rj, Wow, you guys are sure quick on the trigger. I sure wasn't trying to call anyone out on this board. The words "meat hunter" were quoted from Markus' own reference to himself in this same thread: "This should be a day to promote the religon of muski fishing and having a m...

Markus, You're going to give your fellow meat hunters a bad reputation if you keep misinterpreting the regulations. The minimum size limit for muskie is 54", not 50" on thebig "O". and, you stated.... "Although I am only planning to keep 1 muski in my entire life and I'm lea...

I imagine the annual country club dues for these guys far exceed the fines levied by the Saskatchewan judge: Enforcement News: Outfitter probe led to charges against 4 men Posted on Thursday, January 15 @ 06:03:27 EST by ranger235 From Greensboro, NC, News & Record By ERIC COLLINS, staff writer ...