Happy Spring! Yesterday was first day of spring for 2015. While Michigan seems to be getting steelhead runs in their rivers, Lake Huron tribs in Ontario may have to wait a bit longer.
Canadian Lake Huron Shores Still Frozen For a While Longer
Rodney Jones Receives Canada Recreational Fisheries Award
As the News and Media Director of the Ontario Steelheaders, it gives me great pleasure to announce that Rodney (ROD) Jones one of our longest and dedicated members, will be presented with the “Canada’s Recreational Fisheries Award.”
The Award recognizes his outstanding contributions to promote the interests of recreational fishing in Ontario and improve recreational fisheries on the Saugeen River watershed. His leadership has made a significant contribution to recreational fishing and fisheries conservation in Canada. The Award ceremony place and time will be announced at a later date.
A letter is attached for all to read signed by the Honourable Gail Shea, P.C., M.P., Minister of Fisheries and Oceans, Canada.
Best Regards,
David Allen
Pautzke Bait Video Segment on Saugeen River
MNR 2015 Regulation Guide
The MNR has released an annual guide to the rules and regulations for recreational fishing in Ontario. The guide contains information about recreational fishing licenses, open seasons and zones and catch limits, as well as up-to-date fishing regulations for each fishing zone. See Zone 16 for Saugeen River regulations.
Annual Spring Steelhead Yearling Update
The Big Thaw! Spring Is In The Air! And the boys have been busy getting ready for the annual spring yearling steelhead stocking on the Saugeen River. It’s one hell of a lot of work in the cold confines of the hatchery making sure the Saugeen continues to be known as one of the best big steelhead rivers on the continent. It’s called commitment and lot’s of it by a group of volunteers in the Ontario Steelheaders and the Lake Huron Fishing Club. Once you strip and fertilize wild steelhead eggs you have to feed and raise the little creatures for one full year at the LHFC’s Kincardine hatchery. Then just before stocking, the chunky 8 Inch smolt have to have their adipose fin removed for future identification. That’s Fifty Thousand plus fish that have to be manually clipped one at a time….AND THAT’S ONE HELL Of A CHORE and you only have to experience it to believe it. Great work guys and a special thank you for creating this great sport fishery! Right fish, Right Genetics, Right release size, Right stocking location, Proper Imprinting…again thank you!
