I don't not support these…

I don't not support these changes. As a resident angler on lake of the woods, I find it offensive that the government would consider lowering the limits for Ontarians while keeping the limits for the non residents the same. The Ontario government has noted that the recreational over fishing is not happening in Canadian Waters it is happening in MN Waters. Why should the Ontario fishermen have to reduce their limits to support the US overharvest? The MN response to manage their overharvest is to keep their limits at 4 walleye and 2 sauger and implement a slot. That's 6 fish a person everyday. We are saying we can keep 2!

I have a family of five and I can bring home just enough fish to feed them a meal at a four fish limit. If these changes go ahead, I will no longer be able go out and catch enough to feed my family on my own.

If changes need to be made I would support a slot size of some kind and leave limits alone. Releasing all fish over 48 cm would be a good start. There is no need to keep trophy sized fish anymore. Replica mounts are much better and last longer than skin mounts.

Also consider removing the northern pike slot. Keeping all of the big predator fish in the lake to eat all the small walleye doesn't help the walleye populations and being able to keep one larger size pike to eat would also be nice.

John Cox
Fort Frances Ontario