Upcoming and Recent Events

  • The inaugural meeting of the Thunder Bay District Stewardship Council is set for July 15th 2009. The meeting will be held in the Thunder Bay District Boardroom at 435 south James Street beginning at 7:00 pm The NSSA will have a representative at this meeting.

The Angler and Young Angler Tournament is scheduled for Saturday July 4, 2009 in Thunder Bay. Click on image for more information

 

 

  • The Current River Park Clean up days held June 6th. and 7th. have come and gone. The new trail has been created, and the entire property cleaned of debris, garbage, needles, and unwanted trees and brush. For the complete story, and pictures see Current River Park Project under Projects on the main menu. Many thanks to the members and community volunteers who donated their time.
  • The Ontario Federation of Anglers and Hunters has agreed to partner with the NSSA to support the Current River park project. OFAH will contribute $2000.00 each year for the next 3 years. Special thanks to Glenn and Debbie Rivard!  
  • Krista Cheesman reports that Wilderness North is counting down to July 11th and are very excited that the plans are taking shape for the second Healing On The Albany Event at our own Miminiska Lodge.  Soldiers, wounded in battle, are invited to learn fly angling skills as part of their rehabilitation with the added benefit of being in the remote and remarkable Ontario wilderness. These soldiers are from both Canada and the US. At this time ten Canadian and US soldiers have confirmed their presence at our event. We continue to welcome monetary gifts that will enable us to transport these worthy men and women of the US and Canadian military service to our Albany River Lodge.                                     Donating to "Healing on the Albany"
    Send a check made out to Project Healing Waters and indicate on the memo, "Healing on the Albany."
    Checks can be sent to the                                   Wilderness North P O Box 22012, Thunder Bay, ON P7A 8A8 if you live in Canada
    or to Wilderness North,  US Office,   PO Box 914, Langley, OK 74350
  • All members who collected scale samples this spring are asked to turn in their envelopes as soon as possible to Steve Bobrowicz at the Upper Great Lakes Management Unit (MNR) office on South James St.
  • Reports of Rainbow Trout being caught in the upper Current River near Centennial Park have been confirmed. Two members of the NSSA were fortunate enough to tangle with two fish while out Brook Trout fishing.
  • The co-operative angler incentive program is being offered again this year, with a small rule change meant to encourage collection of scale samples from the Black Bay watershed. 3 prizes of $100.00 each will go to the following efforts: 1 award of $100.00 to the collector of the most samples from all streams, 2 participation awards of $100.00 for collectors who submit scale samples from the Black Bay streams.
  • Boulevard Lake Water Management Plan This is a reposting of this document, as it is the time of year when there is a lot of interest and concerns expressed by the members and the general public in regards to the operation of the fish ladder.  This is the official Water Management Plan and indicates who has the "rights" for the use of the water.           
  • 2009 Newsletter now available...click here
  • 2009-2010 Guide to Eating Ontario Sport Fish now available  
  • Eco Superior held an open house on March 3rd to discuss the delisting for the Thunder Bay Area of Concern. ..more information to follow
  • The MNR received input from the general public regarding proposed changes to fishing regulations in the recently formed Fisheries Management Zone 6. Click here to learn more about FMZs and here to view the proposed changes in our zone FMZ 6         

    ..more information to follow

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  • Photo Gallery Needs updating!                            Got a great picture that that you would like to share? Email us your photo (.jpg file preferred) and it will be added to the Gallery. Click here.

  • Interesting information regarding, catch and release, river etiquette, and knot tying can be found on the Minnesota Steelheader's website now on our links page.

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Message Board:

The NSSA would like to invite you to visit our "members only" forum hosted by www.thunderbayfishing.com. Current NSSA members can contact the forum administrator for the password by clicking here.

 

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Ontario Fishing Regulations

 

 

 

 

 

Next Meeting Date:

The next Meeting Date of the NSSA will be held on

September 24th at the Port Arthur Ukrainian Prosvita starting at 7 p.m.

For a list of all the scheduled meeting dates please click on "Member Updates"

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Caught a tagged fish? 

Report a Tag

  

   

Please report it to the MNR click here.

 

Include the following information in your email;

Location caught. 

Was it kept or released

Date the fish was caught

Tag number and color.

Condition of the fish

Size of the fish (Length and girth)

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Dinner and Auction information:

The Dinner and Auction was held on Friday March 27th 2009 at the DaVinci Hall. 

For a list of the winners of the Lottery Licenced items visit Fundraising on the Main Menu.

Thank you to both the Canadian Tire Corporation and Wilderness North for their donations to this year's Dinner and Auction.

Many thanks to Alan Cheeseman and Wilderness North, Northwestern Ontario's largest fly-in operator, for their donation of a

fly-in trip

... more details

 

 

Special thanks to Bruce Stone, Arthur St. location and Bob Neering,Thunder Bay Centre location, owners of the local Canadian Tire stores and Canadian Tire Corporation who together have donated a full size camouflaged 4 x 4 ATV to the NSSA in support of our fundraising efforts.

.....more details

 

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Scientific Information:  

                                                                                                               Check out the concerns being                      expressed  by the Wild Steehead Coalition  regarding the state of the Rainbow Trout     fishery on  the west coast !

 

 

 

Co-operative Anglers Program

2008 results are now available. See the Co-operative Angler Project page.

Trout Lake Learning Centre

2008 McIntyre River / Rainbow Trout Study

by Blair Wasylenko funded by the Norhern Ontario Heritage Fund

Portage Creek Project update for 2008 by Jon George

Steelhead Year Class Strength chart (based on the Portage Creek study). See how the runs are stacking up.

Genetic Analysis of North Shore Steelhead by Peter Addison. Available in PDF format. Adobe Acrobat Reader required.

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Politically speaking:

Gord Miller, the Environmental Commissioner of Ontario is the province’s independent environmental watchdog. Read his comments regarding the sad state of the Environmental Assessment (EA) process. Environmental Assessment: A Vision Lost,

and Getting to NO: Why is it important?

Healthy Great Lakes, Strong Ontario. a new EBR has been posted on the Environmental Registry (EBR Number 010-6105). Public comment is invited through the Registry until May 16, 2009

The proposed Green Energy Act is of concern to the NSSA in that there exits the likelyhood that energy developments will supercede sound environmental concerns. The Ministry is seeking public input. Please submit your comments to the EBR within 30 days.       Click here now!    Refer to the wording used on page 2, especially item #10, of the Executive summary document for the reason for our concern!! 

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The Water Under Fire website developed by the Canadian Wildlife Federation has several videos available demonstarting the need to protect our water sources click here to view. This site offers both information and materials for educational purposes.

 

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