Minnows

[TROLLER]

Picked up a small tub of minnows at Can Tire the ones from Manitoba. Yesterday while fishing I noticed a few of them were clearly perch. I tossed em thinking this has to be illegal. Any thoughts on this? Was I wrong in my thinking, and what are they doing putting perch minnows in

[huntsfurfish]

You did the right thing by tossing them, it would have been illegal to use them. Guess they miss some now and then.

[The Fisherman Guy]

Hey - don't put species stereotypes in a minnow tub. Just because you see it as a perch, doesn't mean it self identified itself as a perch!

I've had the same issue with Candle Lake shiners. You get the odd one that has a couple small yellow perch in amongst the shiners.

[Okotokian]

good catch. If there were only one or two perch in the tub I suspect that the issue is just poor quality control by the company rather than purposely using them. Would be worth a word to the company at least, and perhaps Manitoba's F&W people.

[cube]

Picked up a small tub of minnows at Can Tire the ones from Manitoba. Yesterday while fishing I noticed a few of them were clearly perch. I tossed em thinking this has to be illegal. Any thoughts on this? Was I wrong in my thinking, and what are they doing putting perch minnows in

I don't think they are purposely putting the perch minnows in, rather they are not spending the money to take them out. At least that's what I would bet.

Perch can also be used as bait in some jurisdictions but not in Alberta.

[The Spank]

Why not invest a few $$ in a minnow trap or two and catch and freeze or salt dry your own?

[bigfis]

I allso have found perch in those tubs.

[aulrich]

I seems the trans thing is hitting fish to, or is it species non-conforming , or may be it's species fluid, it's all so confusing. if it thinks that it's shiner then it's bait.

on a serious note:
I have found them too, as for QC I don't want to pay for one by one hand packed minnows.

[Fishwhere]

Hey - don't put species stereotypes in a minnow tub. Just because you see it as a perch, doesn't mean it self identified itself as a perch!

I've had the same issue with Candle Lake shiners. You get the odd one that has a couple small yellow perch in amongst the shiners.

Hahahaha too funny!

Pretty crazy theres perch in there. Wonder how they get the bait, or if its all raised in house?

[Tfng]

Hahahaha too funny!

Pretty crazy theres perch in there. Wonder how they get the bait, or if its all raised in house?

They use a seine boat to catch them. I've seen the boat and it's pretty cool.