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dead_weight wrote:This is always a hotly debated topic ... when I was a kid when you found a little lake or river that has a good run of fish we never told anyone except our closest friends .. why ? ... because there would be a boatload of people there within a few months once word got around and also fishing through the ice in winter ... end of great little fishing hole ... fished out ... seen it happen many times. This is why people don't want to tell where they got fish ... at least that been my experience.
This is particularly true w.r.t. the small trout lakes. If it is generally published that lake "X" is producing big fish you can guarentee that it will subsequently get pounded by fishermen that typically would not fish it.
Sadly a majority of said (trout) fishermen also keep there limits, including the larger fish. Until the MNR enhances the regs to promote the development of trophy fisheries (i.e. a few select lakes), the only way we can enjoy catching anything larger than 1st year stockers is to refrain from bring attention to said lakes.
"There wouldn't have been any butt kickings if that stupid death ray had worked."
Let's wait and see what you say when you show up to your "honey hole " and there are twenty other people on it... everybody says the same thing until it happens to them..just saying:)
RIVERKILLER wrote:Let's wait and see what you say when you show up to your "honey hole " and there are twenty other people on it... everybody says the same thing until it happens to them..just saying:)
Agree...I am living proof of this! But in the long run it is no ones right to tell you what you can and can not post.....so post away my friend...post away!
Fishing isn't a matter of life and death....
It's much more important.
Let's wait and see what you say when you show up to your "honey hole " and there are twenty other people on it... everybody says the same thing until it happens to them..just saying:)
First of 24/7 I have the upmost respect for the fish that you catch but calling lurkers lazy is living in lala land. I used to lurk on many sites and it is very easy to get the name of the lake,see what they were using ,find references on the shorelines from the photos and then google earth the lake to find the spots..... sneaky yes effective absolutely. So my point being if you want to post your locations for other people that's great I am all about helping people get into fishing (especially kids) but to think that people won't show up on your spot after you have posted that you caught 10 4-5 lbers is naive. I work hard for my spots and I'll be damned if I'm going to let some guy I don't even know on a fishingboard get my spots with little or no effort. I am all about conservation and sometimes that means shutting my mouth and not bragging about all the fish I caught Just my two cents
There's a reason why you see guys who do very well (for fish numbers and size) on this board and you never see them post up lake names. I think forums are great for fishing info on tactics and getting started but other then that are the worst thing that happened to fishing.
I also agree with Todd ... the lakes that I referred to in my post were speckled trout back in NS ... there were many guys that had little to do sometimes except fish and hunt so they and a few buddies could limit all the time (some used to ski doo in the back way to a lake and take out feed bags full for winter eat'in).
I post on an algonquin park site and the people there are only too happy to tell you what lakes have fish, exactly where to try, lures, etc. they have even offered to meet with me to show me the best spots, best routes, ... you know why ... because they know that the limits there are so strict that it's not like I can fish the place out ... the fishery is managed well and more importantly monitored well. And when there is a lake thats struggling, it's made into a catch and release lake or the limit is slashed ...
I know there's no harm in posting where I got my Muskie because all of us real Muskie fishermen are all conservation minded and catch and release all of our fish anyway.
Actually I've been fishing steady for over 30 years all over Ontario and have kept very few fish. I know I could but I'd rather see them swim off and live to fight another day.
It's nice to share some details of the sport and hopefully encourage some others to take it up (and become a Muskie addict...lol).
And it's not bragging, it's excitement to catch one of Canada's top predators in our waters.
That's the hook (so to speak).
Thanks for all the great feedback, you guys rock!
~Stan <"////////><
Marine5068 wrote:I know there's no harm in posting where I got my Muskie because all of us real Muskie fishermen are all conservation minded and catch and release all of our fish anyway.
Given the strict regulations on muskie fishing pretty much everyone is practicing catch and release. I say pretty much everyone because I've bumped into a few ignorant anglers that have kept illegal fish to eat. Go figure.
In any case, based on the research being conducted out of the Cooke Lab, the mortality for muskie associated with anglers practicing proper catch and release has been incredibly low. That being said, if more people are fishing your "spot", any reduction in catch numbers is more likely do to fish having been stung by a recent hook rather than fewer available fish.
"There wouldn't have been any butt kickings if that stupid death ray had worked."
cause lurkers 
Just my two cents