I fully support the walleye conservation efforts proposed for Lake of the Woods. I do NOT support not being permitted to have a restricted size fish long enough to take a photo of it. Part of catching is sharing the excitement of that catch.
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I am an avid angler and support the decision for the proposed changes as it will allow for a sustainable population for future generations, but these proposed changes need an amendment that still allows for the ability to take photos of walleye within the new slot size.
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I personally support the recommended option but disagree with keeping any walleyes over the slot.
The walleye population needs to rebuild - the longer we wait to implement these regulations the longer it is going to take!
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In response to the Lake of the Woods Draft Recreational Walleye Plan (the Plan), I would like to submit the following comments:
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In response to Walleye limits on Lake of the Woods
I have no objection to conservation and protection of the fish populations and waterways. I believe slot sizes and possession limits are great tools already in place.
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Penalizing Ontario residents and license purchasers by reducing limits on Lake of the Woods is not acceptable when other alternatives are available.
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The new proposed limit should have been in place 20 years ago. We are soon going to be at a place of no return. With the advancement of newer and better electronics every year the fish no longer have a chance. So called fishermen now pull up on reef after reef until their fish finder marks fish.
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I am all in favour of conservation and see the proposed rules as a step in the right direction. However, the new rules will kill the tournaments and their contributions to the economy unless there are changes for photo options on the CRR.
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I certainly support a plan to bolster the walleye fishery in LOTW, as it is clearly under tremendous pressure. I am a Canadian cottage owner on the lake, and though I very much enjoy a meal of fresh walleye, I am supportive of changes to the regulations to maintain the fishery.
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Why do Canadians fishing in Canadian waters have their catch limits cut in half (Sport fishing goes from 4 to 2 fish), while Americans fishing in Canadian waters have their catch limits left unchanged (Sport goes from 2 fish to 2 fish)?
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This approach doesn’t seem very fair or well-balanced. For the smallest cohort of anglers on the lake, by far, Canadians, we are proposing to cut the catch limit in half. For the largest cohort of anglers on the lake, by far, Americans, we are proposing to leave the catch limits unchanged.
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This proposal should be placed on immediate hold until research design and data is allowed to be analyzed by a third party and by the public with added exploration to damages to the regional communities by way of economic pressures.
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Punishing/Targeting Local Anglers / Canadian Residents and reducing our limits from 4 to 2 doesn't make sense. Especially when you can keep 4 walleyes everywhere else in FMZ 4 and FMZ 5 specifically inland lakes and the Winnipeg River.
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Leave it alone. There has been enough with the shut down, that the Governments imposed over the last 2 years, for the lake to recover from what ever your findings are.
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It would be smart to make sure the new rules are similar to other surrounding bodies of water, such as the Winnipeg River. The river has had different regulations for many years after a declining fish population.
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Close all commercial fishing on lake of the woods for 5 years.
Do not allow non resident walleye possession and set limit to 2 walleye a day for local residents.
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Keep the limit at the current levels enforce posession limits. A major number of private camps on the lake are harvesting well over there limits and storing the walley in there freezers. Once again hurting the average anger we have an enforcement issue. Need far more wardens on the lake.
Less aggressive fishing U.S side…..lower limits…..US side. The Minnesota portion of the lake is pressuring walleye far to aggressively. Not the Manitoba or Ontario portions. The winter fishery has exploded, more or less unchecked.
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Less aggressive fishing U.S side…..lower limits…..US side. The Minnesota portion of the lake is pressuring walleye far to aggressively. Not the Manitoba or Ontario portions. The winter fishery has exploded, more or less unchecked.
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