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Page Four SPORT FISHING IN ONTARIO PROSPECTS FOR 1964 Natural changes as a rule do no take place rapidly over large areas and as Ontario is blessed with numerous waters and extensive fish populations no significant change in angling success is expected during 1964. Biologist J. C. Weir, Ontario Department of Lands and Forests Game Fish and Hatcheries Section, reports: Anglers may expect the usual seasonal fluctuation in angling success in specific areas and for certain species. Such variations are invariably caused by climatic conditions and are as unpredictable as the weather itself. The experienced angler is aware of the effects of unusual or adverse climatic conditions on the movements and feeding habits of fish and will be able to enjoy better NORTHUMBERLAND MUSIC FESTIVAL GRAND CONCERTS Thursday, May 14th, at 8.00 p.m. WARKWORTH TOWN HALL GOLD MEDALISTS OF MAY 6, 7, 8 Admission: Adults 75c -- Children 50c Friday, May 15th, at 8.00 p.m. WARKWORTH TOWN HALL GOLD MEDALISTS OF MAY 11, 12, 13 Admission: Adults 75c -- Children 50c than average success throughout the summer by adjusting his fishing activity accordingly. The inexperienced fishermen, however, will be in trouble on various occasions and the usual complaints are anticipated from this rapidly expanding fraternity. While low water levels do effect angling success to some degree, the results are most evident on, streams where a greatly reduced flow or lengthy stretches of dry creek bed can be very detrimen-; tal to fish populations. If the fish j are not killed directly, they may become stranded in pools and are | then very vulnerable to anglers and to predators. Small spring-! fed lakes and ponds which de-1 pend on a constant flow of spring water to maintain their trout j habitat, may be seriously effected! by drought conditions and the resultant high water temperatures may become lethal to trout. On large natural lakes, however, a low water condition during the summer is seldom injurious to fish but it may cause some very clangorous boating hazards. Low water levels are often associated with a dry hot summer and the combined effect is to lengthen the "dog day" period of midsummer. When such conditions prevail, angling success decreases rapidly as natural fisl-food is at its peak and high water temperatures tend to make fish inactive. Fishing regulations are ever with us, and while special attention is given to clarity, it is simply not possible to establish biologically sound regulations over a large area without having several exceptions. Some highlights are as follows. A new line has been established this year across the Province to delineate the two opening dates for walleye (pickerel) angling. Beginning at Pembroke in the east, the line follows Highways 41, 512 and 60 westerly to Huntsville, south on Highway 11 to Gravenhurst, north on Highway 69 to the northerly boundary of Muskoka District, and thence westerly to Georgian Bay. South of this line, the walleye season opens on May 9th and north of the line the opening date this year is May 16th. In the Bay, of Quinte and adjoining lakes, bays and river mouths, the walleye season opens on May 1st. Throughout most of Southern Ontario, the pike season opens on May 15th and maskinonge season on June 27th. The lake trout season is already open, cept in Algonquin Park, and the general season on brook or speckled trout, rainbow trout and brown trout opens on May 1st this year. An earlier opening for these latter species went into effect on February 29th in the south easterly part of the Province i.e. Hastings County and eastward. This permitted and couraged some winter fishing numerous small lakes and ponds where the fishery is being maintained by plantings of hatchery stockk on a put and take basis. Anglers are reminded that the regulations reviewed above are partial highlights for Southern Ontario only, and that there are WHY GROWERS ARE SWITCHING TO RAM FERTILIZERS THREE REASONS Service • Quality • Price SERVICE RAM offers a unique delivery and payment service. You can order now for delivery at any convenient time, so you don't have to store large quantities and you handle it only once. Or you can order when you need it and expect immediate delivery. 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For complete rage, a copy of the Ontario Fishery Regulations should be consulted. In summary, everything looks bright for the Ontario angler in 4. Rainbow trout populations the tributary streams of the Great Lakes have been increasing steadily in strength and distribution: bass populations are healthy and are augmented by particularly strong year classes of 1959 and 1962: walleyes plentiful in most suitable wa-and a few problem areas should continue to show improve, ment in 1964 as more young fish enter the fishery. Normal angling ;uccess is expected for muskies and pike; some interesting introductions of rainbow and brook trout have been made to selected spring-fed lakes and ponds in the Laurentian Shield area and fishing fo rthese species should improve as the populations become established. Lake trout continue to hold their own and angling success depends almost entirely on the fishermen's ability and experience. The fish restocking pro-grame of the Department of Lands and Forests continues at full intensity and special efforts are made to ensure that these hatchery fish contribute directly to the anglers' creel. Fishing regulations have been liberalized in keeping with the reproductive potential of the various fish species and anglers are enjoying a newfound freedom. Yes -- Ontario has the waters, the fish and the anglers. May they all co-operate on the various opening days an dthereafter, and may the weather and general environmental conditions be favour able! "WHERE TO FISH IN ONTARIO" BOOKLET Answering anglers' perennial queries about where to fish and what species are to be found in Ontario's thousands of inland lakes, rivers, channels and creeks, the Ontario Department of Lands ind Forests has just issued three 8 by 4V& inch booklets entitled "Where to Fish in Ontario". They cover Southern Ontario (44 pp), Northeastern Ontario (2 pp.) and Northwestern Ontario (24 pp). They are available without charge from the Department; requests should be addressed to the Department of Lands and Forests, Parliament Buildings, Toronto. Fishing water are listed, some 50 to a page, (about 2,000 in Southern Ontario alone) each with a convenient key indicating its exact location on an Ontario Department of Highways Official Koad Map and the species of fish ) be found there. The area in acres or square miles of each fishing water also is given. To. guide the angler who would like to know where he may catch various species of fish in On-3 waters, Fish and Wildlife officers of the Deparentment in ! province's 22 administrative forest districts surveyed the wa-ers and compiled the information ^resented in the three booklets. For particular areas, maps scaled at eight miles to one inch may be obtained at nominal cost i the Map Office, Department of Lands and Forests, Parliament Buildings, Toronto. These may be converted to official road map coordinates. "The many variables of fishing fortune preclude any guarantee that every angler will take the species quoted in the waters listed," the "Where to Fish" booklets point out, adding: "Along vith the information herein, he itill needs skill and luck." The booklets, first of their kind, involved many months of intensive work and careful and eompdehensive research. Their iurpose is to meet a long-felt President Lyndon B. Johnson vas a student editor and Mrs. Johnson holds a journalism degree.