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Bait fish trapping in North Ontario #6557481
06/17/19 11:09 AM
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Re: Bait fish trapping in North Ontario [Re: gibb] #6557505
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Nice video. Trapping minnows, trapping fur, hunting and fishing-that's livin' the dream!

Re: Bait fish trapping in North Ontario [Re: gibb] #6557552
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Gibb, aint it funny that Sport Fisherman hate us commercail fisherman.

But who catches their bait ?


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Re: Bait fish trapping in North Ontario [Re: gibb] #6557658
06/17/19 06:01 PM
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Thanks for sharing! Buggy work for sure!

Chris


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Re: Bait fish trapping in North Ontario [Re: Hodagtrapper] #6557862
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Interesting to view what it takes to do that on a commercial scale. I see you have no shortage of rain either! Thank you for putting these together along with your other productions.

Bryce

Re: Bait fish trapping in North Ontario [Re: Newt] #6558316
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Originally Posted by Newt
Gibb, aint it funny that Sport Fisherman hate us commercail fisherman.

But who catches their bait ?


How true Newt.

Re: Bait fish trapping in North Ontario [Re: gibb] #6558355
06/18/19 09:23 PM
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Never could figure out why fishermen buy minnows with all the creeks,ponds and lakes that are full of them,and easy to trap a few dozen in an hour or two with a couple traps.
But it is definitely a big business.Here people have commercial minnow traplines just like fur traplines or BMA's.Many times an old timer will pass on his minnow trapline to his kids.


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Re: Bait fish trapping in North Ontario [Re: gibb] #6558358
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I trap most of my minnows but the it's almost impossible without breaking the law.

Re: Bait fish trapping in North Ontario [Re: Boco] #6558368
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We are not allowed to bring live bait into Canada. At the place we stay on Lac Seul, for many years the minnows were flown in every day or two by a guy with a Super Cub on floats.
His son was a dock hand there and also went into business trapping leeches.

Zim

Re: Bait fish trapping in North Ontario [Re: gibb] #6558440
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They have made it in Manitoba so that all current licences are "Grand fathered' so when the licence holder passes on that is it.

Interesting that when you take out the big breeding lake chubs, you are actually hurting the production.

Jim is that a big circular minnow trap behind you in your Oscar finale.? those are the ones used in Manitoba.

Zebra mussel has created a real problem in Manitoba's waterways.

Re: Bait fish trapping in North Ontario [Re: Northof50] #6558508
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Originally Posted by Northof50
They have made it in Manitoba so that all current licences are "Grand fathered' so when the licence holder passes on that is it.

Interesting that when you take out the big breeding lake chubs, you are actually hurting the production.

Jim is that a big circular minnow trap behind you in your Oscar finale.? those are the ones used in Manitoba.

Zebra mussel has created a real problem in Manitoba's waterways.


No lake chubs in that pond just sucker minnows that's why we changed ponds that day, to many 6 inch sucker minnows great if there is a pike tournament but no good for walleye fishing in the spring.
In the background is my dad's observation dome. lol.

Re: Bait fish trapping in North Ontario [Re: Newt] #6558510
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Originally Posted by Newt
Gibb, aint it funny that Sport Fisherman hate us commercail fisherman.

But who catches their bait ?


I don't think that's common.

Re: Bait fish trapping in North Ontario [Re: gibb] #6558537
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Those Northern redhorse suckers sure are in some interesting spots and with all your water this year they are going to get to some ponds they have not been to in awhile.

The little suckers that are 7 inch sure do "pressure can" and are nice to eat. A little red dye and you can pass it of as canned salmon.......granted your guest there has had to been a few Whiskeys pass the lips first to pass that test.

Keep the clips coming.

Leach trapping next ?

Re: Bait fish trapping in North Ontario [Re: gibb] #6558683
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Sucker minnows are the best to use in the rivers like Mattagami and Abitibi.Caught a lot of nice pickerel on sucker minnows.They stay alive on the hook better than any other minnow and sturgeon love them.
Not so good where there is no current though.And we always want to hook sturgeon above all other fish for the fight.


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A bunch of walleye fisherman use 7” suckers when fishing tournaments. They catch a load of 30” walleyes on them.


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Re: Bait fish trapping in North Ontario [Re: Boco] #6558792
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Originally Posted by Boco
Sucker minnows are the best to use in the rivers like Mattagami and Abitibi.Caught a lot of nice pickerel on sucker minnows.They stay alive on the hook better than any other minnow and sturgeon love them.
Not so good where there is no current though.And we always want to hook sturgeon above all other fish for the fight.



Can you legally keep sturgeon in Ontario boco? If so how many ? We have lake sturgeon here on the st Lawrence river but are not allowed to keep any .... We do catch some while ice fishing for walleye occasionally.....

Re: Bait fish trapping in North Ontario [Re: gibb] #6558807
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Only Native people can keep them to eat,but they are the best fighting fish by far to catch on a line.
Natives net them or night line them.

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Re: Bait fish trapping in North Ontario [Re: gibb] #6559177
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Mohawk Indians keep them around here ... They get big !

Re: Bait fish trapping in North Ontario [Re: Eyehi] #6559327
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Just me but I would rather eat one 2 pound walleye than a 50 pound sturgeon.
We are allowed to catch or spear one sturgeon or so here each year in Wisconsin.

Zim

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Pickerel is pretty good but its hard to beat some fresh hot smoked sturgeon right off the fire.[Linked Image]
Best eating size around 25 lb.There is a proper way to clean them to have good meat.

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