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Went for a quick shore fishing during lunch time, then back to work. A sure way to lose some weight, as I didn't have time to eat my lunch

Managed to C&R few dreaded rock bass, and 4 bass. All using live worms and senkos. reaction lures got me no action. Here are pics of the couple ones worth picturing.

Man, self-pics are really hard to do. I tried and ended up shooting video clips not stills. But finally a nice lady came by to take this pic:


This one didn't put much of a fight until it was 10 feet from shore, when it did a triple jump trying to set itself free. Luckily, I managed to land it, take this pic, then back to the water she went:


BTW, I met 3 poachers there, sharing a bucket that was full of rock bass. One of them had 2 rods in the water. I tried calling MNR, left a messgae, but I guess nobody cared to come by. Would taking pics of these people, and emailing it to MNR help?

No limit on Rockbass that I know of... so technically they might not have been involved in breaking any laws. Sucks but hey...

Well, having two lines the water is a definite no no..

If it is on NCC property, then use these numbers to get in touch with the NCC conservation officers. They should respond quicker than the MNR.

613-239-5401

24 hr emergency number
613-239-5353

thouse are a couple nice pike

Nice fish.... but.....

Whats with the gove?

bradford2 wrote:Nice fish.... but.....

Whats with the glove?

Net in the car, finesse gear, slipper rocks. You never know when a pike will bite

great glove job dude!

I have those gloves too, they are essential.

Thanks for the report.......Too bad about those people catching all those rock bass.......

How could there not be a limit for rock bass, but a limit for sunfish? dont' they fall under panfish?

I'm confused..........So technically you can eat all the rock bass you want? What do they taste like? Bass or Sunfish?

Sorry if this is a hijack, but there were two points raised here that I could use some clarification:

1) The latest regs for zone 12 say that sunfish (and other panfish like bluegill, pumpkin seed, etc) are open all year and that there are no limits, but others are saying there is a limit on them... Am I missing something?

2) I've heard a couple of times that you can't have multiple rods in the water, but I've never found that in the fishing regulations. I am definitely missing something...

Anyone care to point me in the right direction?

Thanks,

Chris

sorry i put pike i mean bass lol

OK, I found the answer to my second question:

http://www.mnr.gov.on.ca/en/Business/Le ... 65347.html

"An angler may use only one line, unless otherwise stated in the regulations. Two lines may be used when angling from a boat in parts of the Great Lakes (refer to the Exceptions to the Zone Regulations for the zone in which you are fishing)."

This explains why a common technique in the Detroit river is to jig with 2 rods until a walleye hits one...

Chris

The sunfish limits were recently lifted in zone 12 I believe, so there now isn't a limit on them.

It says somewhere in the regs about only using one rod (or it used to?)... unless ice fishing or in some other great lake areas. But for sure anywhere around Ottawa in open water it's one rod only.

And, for those curious, rockies actually taste great.

crouffer wrote:OK, I found the answer to my second question:

http://www.mnr.gov.on.ca/en/Business/Le ... 65347.html

"An angler may use only one line, unless otherwise stated in the regulations. Two lines may be used when angling from a boat in parts of the Great Lakes (refer to the Exceptions to the Zone Regulations for the zone in which you are fishing)."

This explains why a common technique in the Detroit river is to jig with 2 rods until a walleye hits one...

Chris

And isn't the Detroit river in the states?????so not Ontario regs.

Pints wrote:If it is on NCC property, then use these numbers to get in touch with the NCC conservation officers. They should respond quicker than the MNR.

613-239-5401

24 hr emergency number
613-239-5353

Or just call the local Tim Horton's