FisherPotch
05-30-2007, 08:42 AM
Just wondering what everyones opinions are on the NSR. Good, bad what do you think?
My personal thoughs are that it is a phenominal fishery. I catch a TON of walleye, large amounts of goldeye, good numbers of suckers and burbot. In my opinion the river has been fairly well managed. I don't catch as many pike as i would expect but that doesnt bother me cause i can catch those in any slough lol. But i'm starting to think that there may be too many walleye for other preds to do well. I still havn't caught a sturgeon so i agree that it should remain as catch and release to see if we could get the numbers to rise.
My big beef currently is the zero limit on walleye. It's possible that this is a scenario similar to pigeon lake where opening the river would be catastrophic to the walleye populations but i'm not certain. I for one have zero intentions of keeping any fish out of the river for food. I want a wall hanger walleye. If they open the river to a similar drawing system except make it one a year over a specified size. Call it a trophy draw. One fish per year. I'm no biologist but I personaly think that the river can handle it.
I go fishing on lakes where ur allowed to keep walleye over 50cm some lakes 1 fish sum lakes 3 fish but there are next to no walleye in some of these lakes by comparison to the NSR. I went to a 3 walleye over 50 lake on sunday. We caught a ton of pike and 1 walleye, saw loads of whites on the surface and on the aquaview. Saw loads of pike on the aquaview. Didn't see any walleye on the cam. In my opinion the lake has been mismanaged and the 3 fish limit should have been changed to c&r years ago.
So tell me your thoughts. Am i dreaming? Cause there is this magic line called the ab sask border. Cross it and all of a sudden you can keep 5 walleye/sauger of which only one can be over 55 cm. But one over 70 cm would be fine with me. One fish!/year. Is that too much to ask? Or do the saskabushers manage there fisheries that much better than us? I think not! I think the fact that there daily limit is 5 freakin fish could contributes to the fact that our yearly limit is zero. Or its proof that we could get away with opening the river up to a walleye limit or draw system. I know many of you think the draw system is a cash cow and you could be right but i'd gladly pay $10 to have the opertunity for a wall hanger this close to home.
I c&r THOUSANDS of walleye in a year. How much damage do you think a one fish draw would do?
Does this sound that far fetched? Should i be feeling like i just opend pandoras box? Because i've been meaning to start this thread for some time but was afraid of critisism i may take for complaining of such a thing.
Bio guy if your out there could you enlighten me?!
My personal thoughs are that it is a phenominal fishery. I catch a TON of walleye, large amounts of goldeye, good numbers of suckers and burbot. In my opinion the river has been fairly well managed. I don't catch as many pike as i would expect but that doesnt bother me cause i can catch those in any slough lol. But i'm starting to think that there may be too many walleye for other preds to do well. I still havn't caught a sturgeon so i agree that it should remain as catch and release to see if we could get the numbers to rise.
My big beef currently is the zero limit on walleye. It's possible that this is a scenario similar to pigeon lake where opening the river would be catastrophic to the walleye populations but i'm not certain. I for one have zero intentions of keeping any fish out of the river for food. I want a wall hanger walleye. If they open the river to a similar drawing system except make it one a year over a specified size. Call it a trophy draw. One fish per year. I'm no biologist but I personaly think that the river can handle it.
I go fishing on lakes where ur allowed to keep walleye over 50cm some lakes 1 fish sum lakes 3 fish but there are next to no walleye in some of these lakes by comparison to the NSR. I went to a 3 walleye over 50 lake on sunday. We caught a ton of pike and 1 walleye, saw loads of whites on the surface and on the aquaview. Saw loads of pike on the aquaview. Didn't see any walleye on the cam. In my opinion the lake has been mismanaged and the 3 fish limit should have been changed to c&r years ago.
So tell me your thoughts. Am i dreaming? Cause there is this magic line called the ab sask border. Cross it and all of a sudden you can keep 5 walleye/sauger of which only one can be over 55 cm. But one over 70 cm would be fine with me. One fish!/year. Is that too much to ask? Or do the saskabushers manage there fisheries that much better than us? I think not! I think the fact that there daily limit is 5 freakin fish could contributes to the fact that our yearly limit is zero. Or its proof that we could get away with opening the river up to a walleye limit or draw system. I know many of you think the draw system is a cash cow and you could be right but i'd gladly pay $10 to have the opertunity for a wall hanger this close to home.
I c&r THOUSANDS of walleye in a year. How much damage do you think a one fish draw would do?
Does this sound that far fetched? Should i be feeling like i just opend pandoras box? Because i've been meaning to start this thread for some time but was afraid of critisism i may take for complaining of such a thing.
Bio guy if your out there could you enlighten me?!