Been pondering this....

Post by **Crunchy** » Thu Jan 15, 2009 11:39 am

You think the NCC would be upset if I walked out into the middle of the canal skate-way and drilled a couple holes and set up camp for the day?

Post by **bradford2** » Thu Jan 15, 2009 11:52 am

Yes. You will likely get a ticket and get kicked off. Even if you are in an area that isn't plowed.......

Post by **Wallyboss** » Thu Jan 15, 2009 11:54 am

To save yourself some trouble be sure to go when they are watering it and just follow the guys, they'll drill the holes for you.

Post by **Crunchy** » Thu Jan 15, 2009 12:20 pm

First, I don't plan on fishing there, it was just a passing thought I had....

You will likely get a ticket and get kicked off. Even if you are in an area that isn't plowed.......

But in all reality, what can they ticket me for? Fishing in season with a licence? Tresspassing on public property?

My passing thought went something like this...

I was fishing...a crowd gathers. They try to kick me off. Police are called. Media shows up. Then I land a monster record breaking fish with everyone around cheering. I leave a hero and get my own place on the 6pm news. My name becomes synonymous with legend.

No?

Post by **Jimmy_1** » Thu Jan 15, 2009 12:24 pm

What are you smoking????

and where do we get it???

Post by **Todd B.** » Thu Jan 15, 2009 12:35 pm

Interesting thread....

I think it's safe to assume that if you bored a hole in the skateway it's safe to say that you'd get hauled off the ice and fined.

Now if you were to bore a hole in a uncleared section of Dow's Lake away from the skateway, this would be in interesting situation given that no restrictions are posted and you're not creating a risk to any of the skaters. You'd still most likely get ticket, but it would probably get thrown out in court.

Post by **joco** » Thu Jan 15, 2009 12:41 pm

i have been thinking for a couple years now about fishing dows lake for crappy in those ouest deaper holes.

and i do no the main people the boos off the ncc that say wen and wen the ice is off etc..i will try to cotact him and ask.

mabe that little back bay could be a go.....

will see.

it would be nice to be sited at mexicali rosa and watch yout tip up..

joco

Post by **Crunchy** » Thu Jan 15, 2009 12:45 pm

Some of you say I will get a ticket. But in all reality, a ticket for what? Fishing in season? With a licence? On public property open to the public?

They don't ticket people in the summer.

And Jamsers: I just re-introduced myself to the strong Quebec beer that evening, mmmm, 9%.

Post by **Jimmy_1** » Thu Jan 15, 2009 12:49 pm

Ok so it isn't "drugs" it's moonshine! LOL!!

Quite the fantasy though!!! I'm impressed!

Post by **bradford2** » Thu Jan 15, 2009 1:02 pm

The way it was explained to me (from someone who has gotten a few tickets on dows lake ice) is that once it freezes, it becomes NCC property, just like land.

But just for fun maybe you should try to play out your idea and see what happens

Post by RJ » Thu Jan 15, 2009 2:11 pm

I've done it.....and got the boot pretty quick...

Apparently we set up where the horses were to be setup.....holes in the ice and horses dont mix....

RJ

Post by **valley_boy** » Thu Jan 15, 2009 4:14 pm

Thats HILARIOUS

Wish I could have seen that!

Post by **Geos** » Thu Jan 15, 2009 4:56 pm

A call into the canal info hotline gets the "its only common sense" answer.
We asked if its written down anywhere I was told it is not.

If its not writen down hows is it illegal?
What ticket would be given out?
If frozen water inherits the property rights of the surrounding land then a shed load of people on the big O are tespassing.

Now there is a NCC ban on hockey equipment on the ice so they must have some authority.

maybe you are just checking the ice thickness with some fishing line and left a tip-up so some skater would not fall in.

Post by **Doug** » Thu Jan 15, 2009 5:33 pm

Not being from Ottawa (The City That Fun Forgot).........

How and under what authority could an Ontario citizen be fined (or forced to leave) for conducting a legal activity in a public place?????

I am not talking about holes in the skating rink, that would probably constitute mischief, but on the lake where there is NOT a cleared place for skaters (like the skaters already have ten miles or something, do they not?)

What kind of jack-booted brown shirts do they have down in Oddawa anyways???? (NOT on Parliament Hill, we know the answer to that question). You guys are all kidding, right?

Doug

Post by **SteelHeaderOntario** » Thu Jan 15, 2009 6:53 pm

In a nut shell canal is man made,maintained by NCC,once frozen=private property,as stated to us by RCMP
We ran into hassles w/ the contracted groomers a few years back,said ice fishing was the cause of his trucks going thru the ice
have never been fined nor kicked off,never drilled near areas they use for skating or the hockey rink or the slegh area
fill your holes in and mark them w/ orange paint to identifie a potential danger after your done
It is for winter recreation,ice fishing is winter recreation
my 2cents