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We re Froud ts have Served You Even with a substantial in- / crease in the amount of fishing fa ve 2 5 Years on Lake Scugog winter and summer, fish populations ap- Benjamin pear to be in good shape, says hl ahhh . inistry of Natural Resources Moore PAINTS supervisor Paul Drysdale. Speaking at a recent meet- ing of Scugog council, Mr. Drys- dale said there does not appear to be any problems with fish in OST RRR ARES [| thelakeatthistime. oo 295 Ritson Road South, Survey of fish numbers in 109% (OL) g V:\'17 a Re Ya We fe ee) and if there are problems, there could be cut-backs in the winter or summer fishing, or both. Shortening the season or banning ice huts in winter are WEIGHT couidbo mplamented. - u . rys e stresse BD) RESTRICTION ER dd ooriav REGULATIONS determine iF aay. somber wn needed," he said. Statistics compiled by will be in force on roads under the jurisdiction of MNR staff show that the the Regional Municipality of Durham effective amount of fishing on the lake March 4 to approximately May 3, 1991. Jumoed siderably between Vehicle loads are restricted to FIVE TONNES MNR uses the term "angle per axle in accordance with Durham Region By- hours" to measure the amount law Number 251-89. of fishing. Signs will be erected on all Regional Roads to The stats show that in which these Weight restrictions apply. 1980, the lake experienced I7as10 "angler hours," (one an- gler fishing one hour) W.A. Twelvetrees, P. Eng., By 1988, the number of Commissioner of Works, hours had soared to 281,000. Regional Municipality of Durham The number of hours of 9 pality winter fishing was 79,000, and in open water it was just over 201,000. EXTENDED RSP HOURS: Thurs. Feb. 28 to 8 PM Friday, March 1 to 9 PM MORE INTEREST * highly competitive rates MORE OPTIONS 9.750, 12 * choose from one of four plans Year MORE SERVICES 1 0 %, 3to5 * No Fees! Year * Instant Tax Receipt "No Line-ups G.I. C. STANDARD 165 QUEEN STREET, TRUST PORT PERRY, ONT. Member - Canada Deposit Insurance Corporation Call now to RRSP HOTLINE: 985-8435 =: imem rr. With this increase in the amount of fishing, it is not sur- prising that the number of pounds of fish has climbed over the same eight year period. For example, in 1980, there were 12,987 kilograms of fish taken from the lake. In 1988, that figure had climbed to 21,444 kg. (one kg equals 2.2 pounds) And for walleye which is the most popular of the Scugog game fish,, the number of kilo- grams was 8900 in 1980 and 16,400 in 1988, an increase of nearly 100 per cent. The average size of the walleye caught in the lake has remained about the same over that eight-year period. In 1988, they averaged .68 kg in winter and .68 kg in sum- mer. One interesing stat that is turning up on the MNR graphs is the amount of live release. In 1980, anglers kept 87 per cent of their walleye; in 1985, they kept 90 per cent of the fish caught. In 1988, the number of fish kept was 47 per cent. Mr. Drysdale said the main reason for this is the increased stress over this time on the vir- tue of "live release" techniques in helping preserve fish stocks. As for this winter, he said MNR staff calculate there are about 750 ice huts on Lake Scu- gog, about the same as last year. Churches bag corn for hungry An estimated 7.5 million peo- ple are affected by famine and civil war world wide. In a. Christian response to hunger, local church congrega- tions and volunteers are work- ing together this week to fight- famine in third world countries. For the sixth year, the Ux- bridge unit of the Canadian Foodgrains Bank is bagging corn at the Uxbridge Co-op. The corn will be shipped to fa- mine-inflicted areas in Nigeria, Honduras, Mali, Peru and Lat- in America. The Uxbridge unit of the CFGB is hoping to bag 6,000 110-pound bags of corn (the equivalent of 300 metric tonnes) this week. The dedicat- ed group of about 175 volun- teers was able to attain this Pal SN & Blooming with Damantic Fastiions for Spring 1997 TODAY'S CLASSICS by Susan Bristol * Herman Geist Eagle's Eye * Jessica McClintock goal in the previous three years. The annual report of the CFGB states that cash and grain contributions in 1990 were up 50 per cent over 1989 figures. - Local cash contributions to- talled $10,000 in 1990. The Ca- nadian International Develop- ment Agency (CIDA) matches all cash contributions 3 to 1 making the total local contribu- tion $40,000. This paid for the corn and the cost of shipping it to the Uxbridge Co-op, and lat- er,on to Hamilton. Bagging started yesterday (Monday, Feb. 25 ) and will con- tinue until Saturday, March 2. To volunteer or for further in- formation, please call Don Asling at 852-6607 or Orvan Brethour at 852-7843. Brooklin Village Shoppe, Fine Lady's Wear Hwy. 12 Brooklin 655-3474 Evening Hours Thursday & Friday to 8 PM Sundays 12-4; Open 7 Days a Week J . : 3 o 1