Keeping Steelhead Rainbow Trout in the Saugeen River For Future Generations
In recent weeks, Great Lake steelhead have been floating upside down in the Salmon River in Pulaski, New York. Scientists remain puzzled, although yesterday, a Cornell scientist hints it could be happening due to a nutritional disease from baitfish. Read the full story: http://bit.ly/1sEgXw5
A while ago, the Ontario Steelheaders introduced a new program for all to use titled “Ask The Game Warden.”
A question has been put forward to the Ministry of Natural Resource and Forestry and an appropriate response has been received – legal or not to Thank you for your inquiry regarding the use of roe as chum, initially posed to Conservation Officer Hart Hill, Owen Sound Area in October. Seeing as this inquiry relates to fisheries policy, your question was forwarded to me and I’m pleased to respond.
Under the Ontario Fishery Regulations 2007 (section 28), (http://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/regulations/SOR-2007-237/FullText.html) individuals are prohibited from emptying bait, live baitfish or other contents of a bait bucket or other movable container into or within 30m of any waters. Given that the roe has been transported in a container of some sort it would be unlawful under this provision to dump it into the water for use as chum.
These regulations are in place to reduce the introduction and establishment of invasive species or pathogens that can be transported with bait following misidentification or as a fellow-traveller in bait buckets.
Thank you again for your inquiry.
Matt Garvin
Fisheries Program Biologist
Fisheries Policy Section
Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry
If you have a question to submit to our Ask the Warden series, please Contact Us
Please be advised that Denny’s Dam Park will be closed to motor vehicle traffic from December 1st to April 1st. The Ontario Steelheaders (OSH) in cooperation with Saugeen Valley Conservation Authority (SVCA) has had to take upon the expense of having a gate built and installed at the entrance turn to prevent any motor vehicle from entering the park to avoid further damage to the grounds.
Unfortunately, last year someone snow plowed through the park during the winter months and created an extensive amount of damage. This was an expensive repair to the property. Direction from the SVCA was recommended and approved.
The park is owned by to the SVCA and the OSH manages this property for all to enjoy. Remember, we are blessed with some premiere steelhead fishing in Ontario. To ensure that we continue to have access to this property we must we maintain the grounds, as well as, our ongoing work with the fisheries.
The installation of the gate doesn’t mean that people can’t fish here during this time frame; it just means that you cannot drive a motor vehicle into the park area.
Anyone found damaging the park property including the gate will be reported to the Ontario Provincial Police / Local Police Authorities and the SVCA. Charges will be laid under the Criminal Code of Canada and the Conservation Authorities Act of Ontario.
Respectfully,
Ontario Steelheaders – Board of Directors
Saugeen Conservation Authority
Any questions, please Contact Us
Transport truck dumps tons of asphalt into Saugeen River after an accident on slick roads. It appears to solid asphalt and not liquid which is a far better scenario. We won’t know the full impact until Ministry Environment publishes their report. Full Story: http://www.bayshorebroadcasting.ca/news_item.php?NewsID=70943
Check out this ‘Salmon Cannon’ built to fire salmon over dams on the west coast. Full story: http://bit.ly/1ucz5ML
The executive of Ontario Steelheaders (OSH) is pleased to announce to our members, the new equipment SWAP PAGE located on the OSH website. Now members will be able to post and sell those old fishing related items that have been stored in the basement, garage, shed, etc., for all those years !! This is a free service to our members so please use it and post your items and encourage family and friends to join the OSH and utilize all the benefits we offer. (A special Thank You to Scott Kidwell, our website manager for his excellent work on this project).
Simple to use: All members interested in using the service need to LOGIN on our website using your email address and password to post a new classified ad. If you have never logged into your account or forgotten your password, you can use the password reset utility to reset your password. When creating a classified ad, please enter all title, description and contact details and you may include up to six photos. You will receive a special code by email which will allow you to go back in and edit and remove your post.
This coming Saturday Oct 11th, there will be a potluck supper at the Rod Jones Pavilion starting a 6:00pm. Everyone wishing to attend, please bring a food item of your choice. Shortly after our meal, a new plaque will be unveiled to honour and remember “Those Who Have Blessed Our Lives and Graced Our Park”. In tribute, we are asking members would like to display a plaque of a loved one or friend of whom was a past member to follow a couple of simple rules. Plaque will a maximum of 3″ x 5″ and display the person’s name only – NO DATES or IN MEMORY OF. The cost of the plaque will the responsibility of each individual.
Hope to see you all there !!!!
David Allen, Media & News Director
The Ontario Steelheaders Annual Fall Steelhead Derby on the Saugeen River is coming soon and we welcome all members and non-members to come enjoy a day of fun with family and friends for a friendly competition of who can land the biggest steelhead trout of the day.
After the derby ends, dinner is served at the Rod Jones Pavilion, where we have draw-prizes, raffles, merchandise, club updates, guest speakers, derby prizes and biggest steelhead trout trophies are awarded.
We have a couple new rules this year:
Overnight amping is available at the Denny’s Dam Park located on the Saugeen River. Members and non-members are invited to camp with tent, travel trailer or RV for the event. For more information, see the park page.
The Saugeen River derby is held at Denny’s Dam Park on the Saugeen River near Southampton Ontario.
Fresh Water Fishing Hall of Fame – Hayward, Wisconsin (Released on September 15th, 2014)
The Fresh Water Fishing Hall of Fame (The Hall) is the international headquarters for education, recognition and promotion of fresh water sportfishing. Each year The Hall recognizes individuals, groups and organizations for their impact benefiting fresh water angling. Individuals and organizations are honored for outstanding achievements in fishing accomplishments regarding career success and innovation in competition, invention, science, education, conservation, communications, technology or other areas related to fresh water sportfishing. Recently the awards committee enshrined their 2015 class, seventeen individuals and one organization, to join the elite fraternity that currently occupies a place at The Hall.
Selection Committee:
Wade Bourne – Tennessee; Clem Dippel – Wisconsin; Dr. Michael Dombeck – Wisconsin; Dr. James Gammon – Indiana; Elmer Guerri – Indiana; Dr. Todd Larson – Ohio; Tim Lesmeister – Minnesota; David Rainer – Alabama; Sharon Rushton – Missouri; Wendy Williamson – Wisconsin; Gregg Wollner – Wisconsin and Forrest Wood – Arkansas.
Darryl Choronzey – (inductee) Canada
Darryl Choronzey started his outdoor writing career in the early 1970’s freelance writing for the cross-Canada Globe and Mail newspaper, the Toronto Sun and Ontario’s syndicated Inland Publishing Group. For more than 20 years Choronzey published and edited Ontario Fisherman Magazine during the 1980’s and ’90’s. A little more than a decade ago Choronzey approached the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources with a plan to improve and enhance the fishing opportunities on the Lake Huron River for steelhead. Twelve months after that meeting 50,000 eight-inch yearlings were stocked approximately 50 miles upstream of the Saugeen River for perfect imprinting. This program has been operating for the last 10 consecutive years. In 2002, Choronzey was awarded the highly coveted CANADA’S RECREATIONAL FISHERIES AWARD in recognition of improving, protecting and promoting sport fishing in Canada.
Congratulations Darryl – Great Work – proud your part of the Ontario Steelheaders organization !!
Also, two other Canadians were inducted into the Fresh Water Fishing Hall of Fame.