Thank you to the 48 volunteers who took the time to help clip 45,000 smolts at the Kincardine Hatchery Saturday February 1st.
There will be another opportunity to clip a further 16,000 fish in the future, no date has been set at this time. Check back regularly for announcements of dates and location
Everyone working hard Fin Clipping Volunteers hard at work Chris taking a break to fuel up and dry off
The Ontario Steelheaders 2019 fall derby was held on Oct 19th There were over 100 registered participants.
Thank you to all those who volunteered and brought salads and desserts.
Winners are
1st Place – Chad Southern 8lbs 13oz
2nd Place – Dave Monro 8lbs 8oz
3rd Place – Adrian 8 lbs 6oz
Live Release – Wes Brown 24”
Junior Category – Ally Burne
Special Congratulations to Theresa Pfaff for catching her very first Rainbow – at 7 lbs even.
aka Sparkie
Thank you to all our sponsors for their continued support
Hammond Power Solutions
Foodland Southampton
Lake Huron Fishing Club
Centerpin Angling
Raven Tackle
Angling Outfitters
Krista & Lenny Kohnert
Madeline & Ian Walker
Larry McKonkey
Deb Zettler
Dave Monro
Jimmy John
Chris Doherty
Ontario Steelheaders Fall derby is Saturday October 19th. The fall is shaping up beautifully and the river should be rocking with rainbows by derby day. Please plan on attending and supporting your Ontario Steelheaders. There will be free parking and camping available once again as well as a complimentary BBQ and raffles. Registration will begin Friday. Look for our new banner flags for registration and weigh in locations.
Once again we are looking for salad and dessert donations.
Hope to see you all there.
Tight lines,
Brian.
Hi Karl.
We have a position from the MNRF about the regs and the fact that the Truax Dam no longer exists as a barrier or has a fish ladder etc. Please see below and share with OS if you like.
Thanks
Kelly
Todd Craig MNRF
To Kelly
I have had a chat with Conservation Officer Zadworny for his enforcement perspective – also chatted with our supervisor Tracy and fish and wildlife staff Ben.
The overall consensus is:
1. page 13 under general fishing regulations no longer applies as there is no obstruction, fishway or leap
2. page 119 will stand as it is – there will continue to be a extended season as usual starting at the remnants of the dam
Tracy has contacted the policy folks in Peterborough and it is too late to change the regs for 2020 so they will read the same as they do for 2019 we may request changes to the extended season starting line – could be the “remnants of the dam”, could be the highway bridge or some other obvious visual marker along the river in that area that will show up in the wording for 2021.
Hope that helps
Sincerely,
Craig Todd
Partnership Specialist
Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources & Forestry
Midhurst District/ Owen Sound Field Office
1450 7th Ave. E. Owen Sound, ON N4K 2Z1
The Town of South Bruce Peninsula at the Volunteer BBQ on May 14, 2019, Hepworth Anglers Club President, Tony Amorosa was the recipient of a Volunteer of the Year Award for 27 years of personal guidance and stewardship.
Heather Barnes, is the recipient of the 2019 South Bruce Peninsula Heritage Award for achieving signing an Alternative Land Use Services (ALUS) agreement. The agreement removes 11 acres of land from cultivation on both sides of Spring Creek. 2400 trees were planted on the 11 acres in 2018; additionally Heather planted 2000 trees on the farm in 2019 thus, further protecting a natural Heritage Feature called Spring Creek; this is a creation of the huge Hepworth Karst Drainage System.
The Hepworth Club thank the Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) and Meridian Credit Union for funding the purchase of elderberry shrubs to be planted along Spring Creek.
Bill Nafziger,
Hepworth Anglers Club
