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Post by bowonlykindofguy1 on Aug 11, 2023 6:10:19 GMT -5
I am headed to Canada in 6 weeks for a fishing trip and I am targeting bluegill. The particular lake I'm on has a daily limit that is doubled. So I know my catch limit butcan find nothing about possession limit to bring home. Not wanting trouble at the border for being over on possession. 6 day trip x 50/day=300 fish. Does any one know the possession limit for bluegill in Canada?
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Post by greghopper on Aug 11, 2023 6:20:15 GMT -5
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Post by Woody Williams on Aug 11, 2023 7:25:21 GMT -5
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Post by esshup on Aug 11, 2023 16:46:02 GMT -5
Plan on eating a LOT of Bluegills when you are up there!
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Post by Ahawkeye on Aug 14, 2023 20:03:13 GMT -5
Yeah I never understood why they wouldn't let you bring more home, I mean if you and your party ate fish most every night you could consume a BUNCH of fish. Why not let a guy take a coolerfull home? Seems like it would promote more travel up there and cause people to spend more money there. Then again, money seems to be getting tight lately.
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Post by omegahunter on Aug 15, 2023 7:36:02 GMT -5
Reading that is enough to keep me from taking a trip to Canada solely for the purpose of fishing. Way too much money to spend to bring back only a daily limit of gutted fish.
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Post by steiny on Aug 15, 2023 8:28:25 GMT -5
Canada is just about the last really good place you can go to for fishing. I'm glad they don't allow people to bring home large quantities of fish. States like Minnesota and Wisconsin are starting to wake up to this too.
Your kind of missing the whole point of the trip if all you care about is how much fish you bring home. Get up there, enjoy the water, woods, wildlife, abundance of fish, etc. and just take pics and throw back what you can't eat. We typically eat fish every day on Canada trips and sometimes don't even worry about bringing home the one day bag limit. The frozen stuff is never as good as fresh anyway.
If you really need to bring home a ton of fish from your trip, stop at Border Bobs in International Falls and get a 25# box of walleye fillets.
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Post by Ahawkeye on Aug 15, 2023 11:35:14 GMT -5
I get your point but I don't think it's all about bringing home a bunch of fish, I think it would be about sharing with folks back home and still have a bit to spare. To me it's like going elk or moose hunting in canada and only being able to bring half of it home. Seems a little tough going up there spending a bunch of money and coming home with a handful of fish. JMO
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Post by featherduster on Aug 15, 2023 13:16:38 GMT -5
I get your point but I don't think it's all about bringing home a bunch of fish, I think it would be about sharing with folks back home and still have a bit to spare. To me it's like going elk or moose hunting in canada and only being able to bring half of it home. Seems a little tough going up there spending a bunch of money and coming home with a handful of fish. JMO Then don't go up there! Fish here in the USA. In Ohio on Lake Erie you can bring home your daily limits for everyday your there. You don't have to hassle with customs, passports, currency or a long drive. Lake Michigan when you fish with the right charters you will bring home more Salmon and Trout then you can eat in years time.
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Post by Ahawkeye on Aug 15, 2023 14:44:57 GMT -5
I'm not saying I'm going up there, I'm just commenting on the odd ruls and laws associated with crossing the border. I agree charters in the great lakes will fill your coolers I'm just saying it'd be nice to bring more than a few fish home from up "nort" eh.
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Post by featherduster on Aug 15, 2023 15:24:56 GMT -5
Limiting the amount of fish you can possess is what has made Canada so good for sport fishing.
Without a doubt some of the worlds best Smallmouth fishing is in the Quetico wilderness area of Ontario. I fished it about 13 times when I was younger and never had the desire to bring home any fish. Being remote, limiting the number of people allowed in at any given time and having to work your butt off to get back there is what made me keep going back. In my opinion you must learn that where there are heavy restrictions the fishing will always be better.
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Post by steiny on Aug 15, 2023 15:59:45 GMT -5
Ontario used to offer a cheaper license option which only allowed you to keep and eat fish while there and not bring any home, so there can be some cost savings.
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Post by greghopper on Aug 15, 2023 17:07:40 GMT -5
There is also some great quality frozen fish here and if cooked properly most wouldnβt know the difference!
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Post by gumbootbill on Aug 15, 2023 17:20:08 GMT -5
There is also some great quality frozen fish here and if cooked properly most wouldnβt know the difference! I like the Alaskan Whitefish from 7K farms in Taylorsville.
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Post by omegahunter on Aug 16, 2023 8:31:44 GMT -5
Canada is just about the last really good place you can go to for fishing. I'm glad they don't allow people to bring home large quantities of fish. States like Minnesota and Wisconsin are starting to wake up to this too. Your kind of missing the whole point of the trip if all you care about is how much fish you bring home. Get up there, enjoy the water, woods, wildlife, abundance of fish, etc. and just take pics and throw back what you can't eat. We typically eat fish every day on Canada trips and sometimes don't even worry about bringing home the one day bag limit. The frozen stuff is never as good as fresh anyway. If you really need to bring home a ton of fish from your trip, stop at Border Bobs in International Falls and get a 25# box of walleye fillets. That may be fine for some, but I fish so that I can eat fish. I hunt deer so that I can eat deer. If I didn't eat fish, I wouldn't bother to fish. Same for deer. Squirrels. Rabbits...
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Post by esshup on Aug 16, 2023 9:23:55 GMT -5
Canada is just about the last really good place you can go to for fishing. I'm glad they don't allow people to bring home large quantities of fish. States like Minnesota and Wisconsin are starting to wake up to this too. Your kind of missing the whole point of the trip if all you care about is how much fish you bring home. Get up there, enjoy the water, woods, wildlife, abundance of fish, etc. and just take pics and throw back what you can't eat. We typically eat fish every day on Canada trips and sometimes don't even worry about bringing home the one day bag limit. The frozen stuff is never as good as fresh anyway. If you really need to bring home a ton of fish from your trip, stop at Border Bobs in International Falls and get a 25# box of walleye fillets. That may be fine for some, but I fish so that I can eat fish. I hunt deer so that I can eat deer. If I didn't eat fish, I wouldn't bother to fish. Same for deer. Squirrels. Rabbits... That's why I'm bummed about hunting out of state or out of the country if I can't drive there. Getting the meat home is an issue, and forget about it if you are out of the country.
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Post by omegahunter on Aug 16, 2023 9:32:44 GMT -5
I'm glad they donate the meat and it does not go to waste, but I just don't get hunters that are only after the antlers.
Varmints are a complete other category. No way would I eat a coyote, possum, or a rat. Those are killed solely to eliminate problems or control populations.
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Post by deadeer on Aug 16, 2023 11:03:32 GMT -5
Canada is just about the last really good place you can go to for fishing. I'm glad they don't allow people to bring home large quantities of fish. States like Minnesota and Wisconsin are starting to wake up to this too. Your kind of missing the whole point of the trip if all you care about is how much fish you bring home. Get up there, enjoy the water, woods, wildlife, abundance of fish, etc. and just take pics and throw back what you can't eat. We typically eat fish every day on Canada trips and sometimes don't even worry about bringing home the one day bag limit. The frozen stuff is never as good as fresh anyway. If you really need to bring home a ton of fish from your trip, stop at Border Bobs in International Falls and get a 25# box of walleye fillets. That may be fine for some, but I fish so that I can eat fish. I hunt deer so that I can eat deer. If I didn't eat fish, I wouldn't bother to fish. Same for deer. Squirrels. Rabbits... πππππππππππππππππ
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Post by greghopper on Aug 16, 2023 11:50:56 GMT -5
I'm glad they donate the meat and it does not go to waste, but I just don't get hunters that are only after the antlers. Varmints are a complete other category. No way would I eat a coyote, possum, or a rat. Those are killed solely to eliminate problems or control populations. Almost all deer with antlers will have more meat than deer with no antlers.I know of no one that will kill a deer with antlers and not eat the meat! Also what goes on the wall will last a lifetime vs what goes in the belly that only last a few days.
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Post by esshup on Aug 16, 2023 12:21:12 GMT -5
I'm glad they donate the meat and it does not go to waste, but I just don't get hunters that are only after the antlers. Varmints are a complete other category. No way would I eat a coyote, possum, or a rat. Those are killed solely to eliminate problems or control populations. Almost all deer with antlers will have more meat than deer with no antlers.I know of no one that will kill a deer with antlers and not eat the meat! Also what goes on the wall will last a lifetime vs what goes in the belly that only last a few days. A customer of mine horn hunts and doesn't eat the meat, but he will give the carcass away. He doesn't like deer meat.
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