2013 Regulation changes . - Page 2

Cal · #31 02-25-2013, 07:58 PM

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Originally Posted by moose 2

i like it ,just need to give the lake a break from the commercial fishing with nets now to

x2, I dont understand how my home lake can only support a 1 walleye limit, but they can comercialy net and sell walleye out of it. I dont have exact numbers but I've heard the number 17,000 kg thrown around quite a bit. 17,000 kg of walleye comercialy harvested out of LSL and I can only keep one a day. Who the heck comes up with these rules?

Mutter87 · #32 02-25-2013, 08:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Cal

x2, I dont understand how my home lake can only support a 1 walleye limit, but they can comercialy net and sell walleye out of it. I dont have exact numbers but I've heard the number 17,000 kg thrown around quite a bit. 17,000 kg of walleye comercialy harvested out of LSL and I can only keep one a day. Who the heck comes up with these rules?

Pretty Valid point. Something that definatly needs to be looked at.

moose 2 · #33 02-25-2013, 09:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Cal

x2, I dont understand how my home lake can only support a 1 walleye limit, but they can comercialy net and sell walleye out of it. I dont have exact numbers but I've heard the number 17,000 kg thrown around quite a bit. 17,000 kg of walleye comercialy harvested out of LSL and I can only keep one a day. Who the heck comes up with these rules?

yah i dont no,the only ones that benefit are the netters ,its a pretty hot topic around Brooks and area .

LacLaBicheNS · #34 02-25-2013, 10:26 PM

Looks like they did NOT open walleye in Lac La Biche.. This is going confuse and tick off a lot of people.

So much talk up here from people saying they have been told by FandG or the fish biologist that LLB walleye WILL be open this year. So a lot of people will assume its open wihtout reading the regs.

I don't want it open myself, but its going to cause mass confusion...

Beaver lake by LLB has now closed for walleye. Finally.. its going to take years for that lake to have a good pop of breeding walleye.. that lake is a mess..

Bill Strong · #35 02-25-2013, 11:03 PM

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Originally Posted by BeeGuy

barbs

yeah

Barbs are very harmful to fish when
removing hook. You must not have
experienced that in the field. Make sure
to debarb.

huntsfurfish · #36 02-26-2013, 06:12 AM

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Originally Posted by Bill Strong

Barbs are very harmful to fish when
removing hook. You must not have
experienced that in the field. Make sure
to debarb.

NO I dont have to and you cant make me

Feel free to do a search on the subject.
You wouldnt happen to be a troll by any chance?

Jack&7 · #37 02-26-2013, 07:45 AM

Yup...troll.

go take a look where Bill's first post was. Ignore....

dodgeboy1979 · #38 02-26-2013, 08:47 AM

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Originally Posted by AppleJax

I have to disagree that you need a Jetboat to catch walleye in the river. Caught plenty from the shore.

totally agree, i have also trolled with a small alum boat but shore fishing sure has caught me some nice fish over the years.

Smokercraft · #39 02-26-2013, 08:49 AM

DAMN!

So much for our planned April trip as it's now closed April 1 to May 14.

That's a long way to go for 1 walleye...

BGSH · #40 02-26-2013, 09:43 AM

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Originally Posted by dodgeboy1979

the NSR is a walleye factory and probably one of the most under fished waterbodies in the province, i don't think the folks in Edm could fish it out.

Or one of the most overfished water bodies in Alberta

Fishonthefly · #41 02-26-2013, 09:47 AM

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Originally Posted by slivers86

Ill still continue to fish barbless - I don't plan on eating, unless I am fishing a stocked pond for dinner, or a creek dominated by brook trout - than I might keep the barbs as I'll eat what I catch.

x2

BBJTKLE&FISHINGADVENTURES · #42 02-26-2013, 11:42 AM

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Originally Posted by crf250xtom

I disagree who in their right mind what eat something out of the NSR? That's disgusting unless you enjoy fish marinated in fecal matter.

Last Year I had a group of 6 out as they booked a sturgeon trip with me , we mannaged to get 5 Sauger and we kept them did a nice shore lunch with potatos , beans , it was very good . Infact my clients at that time said that was the best fish fry that had ever had . And were shocked how clean those fish were . I have done that in the past also take home my limit of sauger and cook them up very tastey .

dodgeboy1979 · #43 02-26-2013, 11:51 AM

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Originally Posted by BBJTKLE&FISHINGADVENTURES

Last Year I had a group of 6 out as they booked a sturgeon trip with me , we mannaged to get 5 Sauger and we kept them did a nice shore lunch with potatos , beans , it was very good . Infact my clients at that time said that was the best fish fry that had ever had . And were shocked how clean those fish were . I have done that in the past also take home my limit of sauger and cook them up very tastey .

I have done the same or walleye from the sask portion of the river....dam good eats

baptiste_moose · #44 02-26-2013, 11:57 AM

I eat fish out NSR. Def up stream and only a few a year!

kevinhits · #45 02-26-2013, 12:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Bill Strong

Barbs are very harmful to fish when
removing hook. You must not have
experienced that in the field. Make sure
to debarb.

Must be a past member BANNED

Has to be for a 2nd post

highwood · #46 02-26-2013, 01:38 PM

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Originally Posted by BGSH

Or one of the most overfished water bodies in Alberta

You're kidding right?

pikeslayer22 · #47 02-26-2013, 01:53 PM

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Originally Posted by highwood

You're kidding right?

Im thinking he does the majority of his fishing in the "City" limits...BGSH head out east a little we travel from Duvernay up or down stream 2 hrs each way by boat and never see another soul!!

dodgeboy1979 · #48 02-26-2013, 02:37 PM

^ x2

BGSH · #49 02-26-2013, 03:07 PM

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Originally Posted by pikeslayer22

Im thinking he does the majority of his fishing in the "City" limits...BGSH head out east a little we travel from Duvernay up or down stream 2 hrs each way by boat and never see another soul!!

I do most of my n.s.r fishing west of Edmonton, sometimes around the city and up towards forst sask, but someone always seems to be around where ever you go.

AppleJax · #50 02-26-2013, 03:11 PM

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Originally Posted by pikeslayer22

Im thinking he does the majority of his fishing in the "City" limits...BGSH head out east a little we travel from Duvernay up or down stream 2 hrs each way by boat and never see another soul!!

Sounds like 4 hours of lost fishing time..

jeffrey929 · #51 02-26-2013, 05:18 PM

It would seem the SRD would prefer the Walleye of this province to be commercially fished only

huntsfurfish · #52 02-26-2013, 06:03 PM

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Originally Posted by jeffrey929

It would seem the SRD would prefer the Walleye of this province to be commercially fished only

BBJTKLE&FISHINGADVENTURES · #53 02-26-2013, 07:02 PM

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Originally Posted by jeffrey929

It would seem the SRD would prefer the Walleye of this province to be commercially fished only

Lol,I agree , that's where the money is man . Especially in the north central part of the province . It's much easier to attract people to Alberta to fish trout than it is draw only walleye .

baptiste_moose · #54 02-26-2013, 07:49 PM

I was just at a lake up North being residentially netted. Un-controlled. No limit and 6' mesh size. The least F&W could do would be to show up when nets are pulled and use it as a research opportunity on how the lake is doing. Free info and much needed monitoring of our precious fishery. Or even have them report/weigh fish load every time they pull nets at head office. He told me he has pulled 1000 kg of fish from that lake this winter. Does SRD actually think he's eating all that. How much of this fish gets sold for booze and cigarettes in zip-loc baggies. Either way he hauled the fish away in his loaded 2012 dodge diesel. It's his right though!! And I can only keep 1. %^&* off SRD. No one in charge would be better. F&W knows it too but they are sooooo under staffed. With the retirees they can barely fill the gaps lets alone grow with the rest of alberta!

338Bluff · #55 02-26-2013, 10:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Bill Strong

Barbs are very harmful to fish when
removing hook. You must not have
experienced that in the field. Make sure
to debarb.

I'm sorry but I disagree. There is absolutely no scientific evidence to support this stance. If you really want to help fish, ban treble hooks.

I will be using barbs again for the foreseeable future.

!

crf250xtom · #56 02-27-2013, 12:00 AM

[QUOTE=baptiste_moose;1866278]I was just at a lake up North being residentially netted. Un-controlled. No limit and 6' mesh size. The least F&W could do would be to show up when nets are pulled and use it as a research opportunity on how the lake is doing. Free info and much needed monitoring of our precious fishery. Or even have them report/weigh fish load every time they pull nets at head office. He told me he has pulled 1000 kg of fish from that lake this winter. Does SRD actually think he's eating all that. How much of this fish gets sold for booze and cigarettes in zip-loc baggies. Either way he hauled the fish away in his loaded 2012 dodge diesel. It's his right though!! And I can only keep 1. %^&* off SRD. No one in charge would be better. F&W knows it too but they are sooooo under staffed. With the retirees they can barely fill the gaps lets alone grow with the rest of

I disagree the least they can do is what they do best pathetic really that one person can keep many and people who are fishing with a rod can't keep one sad really

crf250xtom · #57 02-27-2013, 12:03 AM

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Originally Posted by BBJTKLE&FISHINGADVENTURES

Last Year I had a group of 6 out as they booked a sturgeon trip with me , we mannaged to get 5 Sauger and we kept them did a nice shore lunch with potatos , beans , it was very good . Infact my clients at that time said that was the best fish fry that had ever had . And were shocked how clean those fish were . I have done that in the past also take home my limit of sauger and cook them up very tastey .

To each his own but ppersonally knowing what goes into that river and what comes out i will never be desperate and foolish enough to eat a fish out of there.

baptiste_moose · #58 02-27-2013, 01:11 AM

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Originally Posted by crf250xtom

I disagree the least they can do is what they do best pathetic really that one person can keep many and people who are fishing with a rod can't keep one sad really

Nice grammar. Glad to see your back from your spanking!!

cube · #59 02-27-2013, 02:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Graffy91

Fawcett onto tag system, who saw that coming!

Goes from 3 fish, to tagged, man... Where do they get their research numbers from.

I could not agree with you more.

I looked at their "Alberta ESRD-Index Net Survey Reports" and if you compare the fall 2011 data to the fall 2006 data (the only years Fawcett appears) it shows slightly more Walleye and greater size of walleye in 2011 than in 2006.

What it also shows is a dramatic decrease in both the pike and whitefish populations. Yet they made ZERO changes to the bag limits of these two potential at risk species but did put in further protection for the walleye.

Graffy91 · #60 02-27-2013, 03:01 PM

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Originally Posted by cube

I could not agree with you more.

I looked at their "Alberta ESRD-Index Net Survey Reports" and if you compare the fall 2011 data to the fall 2006 data (the only years Fawcett appears) it shows slightly more Walleye and greater size of walleye in 2011 than in 2006.

What it also shows is a dramatic decrease in both the pike and whitefish populations. Yet they made ZERO changes to the bag limits of these two potential at risk species but did put in further protection for the walleye.

Soon enough all lakes are just going to have Walleye and Whitefish in them...

Might as well just go back to Saskatchewan every year like we used too...