Growing up on Lake of the Woods (Morson area) I do have to say that if EVERYONE doesn’t participate in this conservation effort it will not be successful. That would include the aggressive netting of fish and also the Minnesota fishing rules on Lake of the Woods state side.
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The new LOW limit walleye proposal is flawed.
1- It will increase the hook and release until they catch the largest legal fish. Because of reduced limits no one will want to keep 2 small fish and will target the larger 43 cm size to have enough for a meal.
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Commercial fishing needs to be better monitored. Every year people come across floating nets full of dead fish.I've personally seen dead pallet loads of fish in nets in a Morson Twp dump.
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I myself have been a contributor to LOTW creel study. The first couple of times it feels intimidating. One assumes game wardens are there to search you. If you spend enough time on the lake you learn about the creel study and why they are doing it.
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The slot size on the river has not worked and with two years of COVID and tourist resorts shut down I find it hard to believe our fishing has gotten worst , we have not been affected by climate change or invasive species so I am at a loss as to we’re this information or proposals are come if from
Canadians,for the most part,obey the rules,but residents of the USA will never agree to lower the ammount of fish caught. They will continue to rape the Lake,until they ruin the fishing for all..
If you decrease the walleye limit on lotw, please reduce it on Black Sturgeon and the Winnipeg river.
I believe you have to have the same limits and slot sizes on these waterbodies due to their locations.
Another option would be to go with the same slot you for Winnipeg river and lotw.
If residents of Ontario are being forced to these changes because of the supposed reduction of fish, why are we still allowing Americans the same limits while fishing in Canadian waters?
I am a citizen of Canada and again I am being penalized for living in Canada.
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I fell this will not help the situation of over fishing,
Netting needs to be BETTER monitored forgotten nets killing thousands of fish.
The limit of 4 should also stand the same for Lake of the Woods in the United Staes.
There is a significant impact of these regulations to two large tournaments in the area. Catch and release verbage must be updated to be able to continue these Catch photo and release tournaments or significant economic impact will exist, despite the claims of this proposal
Leave the limits as they are. Lowering them will put more pressure on smaller inland lakes. Closing the season earlier in the spring on LOW and Rainy River or all ON lakes for that matter will have a bigger impact.
We share the lake with the Americans and Manitoba, so how is it fair that there is three different limits. One lake one regulation fair and equitable for all.
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I think the Preferred Proposal would be the best one. Always thought all fishermen (Canadian and non-residents) should have the same bag limit. We don't keep any fish over 18" and I think this is great.
Well, well, it looks like our fishing lodges have gotten all lawyered-up, otherwise why would the survey ask if the feedback is personal or from a lawyer representing a client. And they have managed to bully the Panel into making no changes to the catch limits of non-residents.
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The Ontario Government (namely Toronto) is again using policies and mandates and the "maybe" climate change to inflict more restrictions on Northwestern Ontarians. The preferred and optional proposed regulations are discriminatory to the local sport fishing people.
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