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Meeting Starts January 20th Wednesday @ 8:00pm
Social at 7:30pm & Half-time
Knights of Columbus Hall
145 Dearborn Place,
Waterloo ON.
N2J 4N5
For additional information contact
R.J.(Rick) Langford
Chapter Chairman ~ K-W Chapter – MCI
e-mail : KW-MCI@RickLangford.com
Mobile : (519) 658-3570
The Lake Simcoe Fisheries Stakeholder Committee devoted a lot of time and energy over the past year to examining the lake trout stocking program for the lake. After looking at all the different options to deal with the good news of increasing natural reproduction of lake trout, their final recommendation was to reduce stocking numbers from 100,000 to 50,000 annually. (For a period of five years before review). We discussed this pending change at our last FLSTA meeting. MNR Minister Cansfield supported the change to the stocking program and the decision is now posted on the EBR… You can access complete details by following this link. www.ontario.ca/environmentalregistry and enter registry # 010-8539
In order to further facilitate the natural reproduction of lake trout in Lake Simcoe, the Ministry of Natural Resources (MNR) has established a new stocking target of 50,000 yearling lake trout to be implemented starting in the spring of 2010 for a period of 5 years. This is a reduction from the traditional annual target of 100,000 lake trout yearlings. This target will be reviewed again in 2013 prior to fall egg collections, based on the following measures of success:
It is anticipated that this stocking reduction will result in:
Thanks to Wil Wegman for the updated news !
Fellow writer and angler Wil Wegman , editor of BassMan magazine sent me this press release.
If your a bass angler check out the latest issue.
Quinte Bassmaster Ashley Rae – winner of the World Fishing Network’s Adopt an Angler contest
Crystal Brown the 2009 Renegade Bass Tournament Series Classic Champ
Sierra Voisin – the 2009 World Casting Kids Champion
“All three ladies are great ambassadors for the Canadian bass fishing community and we are privileged to have them on the winter issue of BassMan magazine,” says Tracy Kay, associate publisher.
A Look Inside:
The cover is only the beginning of good things in this issue. We have an in depth interview with Ashley Rae, and how she won this contest and the $10,000 dream fishing trip that went along with it. We cover Sierra’s Casting Kids win in Florida this past fall and have Tim Allards’s complete rundown of the 2009 Renegade Tournament Series highlighted by Crystal’s Classic win.
Something For Everybody:
Readers are sure to enjoy a great new section we started on “What the Pro’s Say”.
In this segment we explore the intricate details of the various types of fishing line on the market asking two US based Bass Pro’s and two Canadians to explain their choice of braid, mono or floro for various conditions.
If you were ever unsure which line is the best tool for the job – be sure to read this detailed article over carefully once or twice. If the knowledge on line choice that eight time Bassmaster Classic Qualifier Bernie Schultz and former Bassmaster Classic winner Takahiro Omori offer from south of the border isn’t enough, then that offered by Canadians Mike Desforges and Jon Bondy surely will be.
An exciting destination feature describing a trip taken earlier this year to la Reserve Beauchene in Quebec. Wil Wegman and Ontario BASS Federation Nation Youth Director Gerry Heels enjoyed a great pre-season bass fishing adventure at this world class fishing resort.
For those who think fly-fishing for bass is not on their horizon, they may want to re-think that notion after they read Jeff Holmlund’s “Poetry in Motion” article.
Dr Maw provides an inspirational article about an eight year old bass fishing enthusiast who caught the biggest bass of his life just after he finished chemotherapy treatment and a couple of blood transfusions.
BassMan Regular Features:
Of course we have our popular regular features too: This issue’s Bass Biologist highlights the work of Dr Bruce Tufts from Queens University – and shows the passion for his research is only matched by his love of bass fishing.
Profiling pro anglers in every issue BassMan well known Fishing and Hunting TV Show host – Cam Brownson of Angler & Hunter TV.
All in all we trust that we are not just living up to our mantra as Canada’s only All Bass, All The Time magazine, but that we are becoming a must read for all bass anglers across the planet regardless of where they come from.
A subscription to BassMan Magazine makes a great Christmas gift for your
favourite angler. You can pick up the latest issue at your closest Chapters Store – or at several variety shops. Of course, you can also subscribe online thru our site at: www.bass-man.com and receive a year’s subscription for just $19.99.
BassMan is proud to SUPPORT OUR TROOPS with our free online edition and website membership – open to all members of Canada’s military, police and firefighter services.
BassMan Magazine
Wil Wegman – editor
On one assignement for Ontario OUT OF DOORS I traveled north to Kapuskasing to fish the Groundhog River system for Ontario giant Sturgeon. My guide for the trip was David Barbour a biologist with the local MNR.
Over a few days we mangaged to catch a lot of fish and enjoyed some spectacular scenery along the river.
Check out my trip
Ottawa, Ontario – Professional anglers Charles Sim and Nigel Touhey made
Canadian bass tournament history this past weekend by weighing in an
incredible 30.35lb bag of five bass. On September 26th, during a “Ripple”
tournament put on by fishing enthusiast website, www.Fishin-Canada.net
Sim and Touhey broke the previous record of 29.90lbs registered on Ontario’s Lake
Simcoe by nearly half a pound. Their bag was anchored by a gargantuan
specimen that tipped the scale at a whopping 7.15 lbs.
The historic event took place on Lake St. Francis near Lancaster, Ontario. Lake St.
Francis is part of the St. Lawrence Seaway and has been steadily producing
notable tournament weights in recent years. With the ever increasing water
clarity and the influx of round gobies, the watershed has become a thriving
environment for colossal smallmouths.
With hundreds of tournament days under
his belt and dozens of seminar presentations, Sim exclaimed, “This was
easily the most exciting day of fishing I’ve ever had. When you’re tossing back
five pounders because they’re too small, you know you’re having a dream day!”
Having won numerous top tournaments and no stranger to the competitive
circuit, Touhey also commented, “It was a crazy day! We just kept recalculating
the weights we had written down, amazed at the total every time. That
7.15lber is the biggest smallmouth bass I’ve every boated- FC
ABOUT CHARLES SIM:
Professional angler Charles Sim has been competing for 10 years at some of the highest level of
fishing both in Canada and the United States. Charles also participates in many trade shows,
providing educational seminars and quality fishing advice, to up-and-coming anglers. Charles
is proudly sponsored by Shimano Canada, Ranger Boats, Orleans Boat World, Berkley baits
and line, Minn Kota, Humminbird, Mizmo, Spro and Navionics. www.CharlesSim.com and
www.OttawaFishing.com. – Email: csim@rogers.com
ABOUT NIGEL TOUHEY:
Nigel Touhey has been fishing competitively in Ontario and Quebec for 10 years. With dozens
of wins under his belt, including the 2006 Quebec Bassmasters Classic on Lake Champlain, he
is as experienced and versatile as they come. As a member Pure Fishing Pro-staff Nigel
represents Berkley, Abu Garcia and many other Pure Fishing Lines at trade shows across
Ontario. - Email: touhey@videotron.ca