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Yesterday while fishing the Ottawa for Muskie I got close enough to 3 other boats fishing walleye to see that every one of them was fishing with multiple lines.
For shame......
I asked one set of guys if they knew about the regs for number of lines and he flipped me off.
I wonder how long until the fish stock colapses, as you can be sure they keep everything they catch.
I was down getting a line wet from shore a few weeks back. A guy came and put out one line, and then another, and was about to....
Then I let him know that he is only allowed one in the summer. He spent the rest of the evening apologising. I think he felt stupid more than anything else.
Its unfortunate this guy flipped you off. You did all you can do. Unfortunately, even if you did call the MNR, the chances of them coming is next to nill.
I've encountered that same scenario Matt...not only too many lines out(float fishing was a dead give-away) but they also posessed more than their limit of Walleye and under the slot size to boot.......turns out they were native, or atleast that's what they lead me to believe. Quite frustrating to witness actually.
This is not meant to be a slur or anything, but i was just curious whether the native population are governed under the same fishing regulations, such as licenses and limits etc.
slop wrote:I've encountered that same scenario Matt...not only too many lines out(float fishing was a dead give-away) but they also posessed more than their limit of Walleye and under the slot size to boot.......turns out they were native, or atleast that's what they lead me to believe. Quite frustrating to witness actually.
Grant.
I believe it was an illusion they created, and it was actually the singing that bothered you
slop wrote:I've encountered that same scenario Matt...not only too many lines out(float fishing was a dead give-away) but they also posessed more than their limit of Walleye and under the slot size to boot.......turns out they were native, or atleast that's what they lead me to believe. Quite frustrating to witness actually.
Grant.
I believe it was an illusion they created, and it was actually the singing that bothered you
I was thinking that it may be possible these fisherman Matt witnessed may have had native status....hence flipping him the bird....then again maybe not. I've learned to avoid confrontation with anglers engaging in this sort of activity, native or non-native, no matter how much it rubs me the wrong way. Maybe I'm just as bad for not reporting such incidents...maybe I don't want to have egg on my face when enforcement officers act on my complaint only to have a status card presented.
I've said before that education, ethics and respect for our fisheries will help in the future of the sport and our valuable resources for ALL to enjoy.
I'm not looking to start trouble.....merely adding some input on the topic.
Grant.
Monster....it wasn't the singing at all and if you recall, I caught alot more fish than the guys in that boat....only difference was....I obeyed and respected the laws and released those Walleye. Different laws for different people...not at all hard to comprehend...sometimes just hard to swallow
I can guarantee you that the majority of walleye fisherman are not natives. Yes I did say the majority as most always have at least one extra line per boat. I see the same thing with muskie guys but it's more common in a certain area I fish.
Worse thing is they aren't shy about it, you will actually see one guy alone in a boat and have a rod in each hand jigging for eyes.
muskymatt(Matt Clay) wrote:That's exactly what I saw and I let them know I was prepared to act on it if they didn't stop.
They don't care in the least.....I believe to them it's an inconvenience.
Above the law
I think what matters the most is not how many lines they use per person.
But how many fish they keep per person. Someone with one line and keeping 10 walleyes+ in the livewell bothers me a lot more than someone doing catch and release with 2 lines.
There is not much point in saying anything to them because they don't care.
They will do one of two things, tell you off or just ingnore you. I just don't see a point because it just goes back to what I first said, they don't care.
muskymatt(Matt Clay) wrote:That's exactly what I saw and I let them know I was prepared to act on it if they didn't stop.
They don't care in the least.....I believe to them it's an inconvenience.
Above the law
I think what matters the most is not how many lines they use per person.
But how many fish they keep per person. Someone with one line and keeping 10 walleyes+ in the livewell bothers me a lot more than someone doing catch and release with 2 lines.
Question is ...do you think they with multiple lines and catch are releasing??
I think chances of that are slim.
But that's just my opinion.
Either way can you say one is ok and the other not???
