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Old 02-02-2016, 07:38 PM
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Default Throwing fish parts down the hole.

I haven't done this but I thought I would ask. When cutting the fillets off a jack fish (or any fish for that matter )and then disposing the head, guts and tail back down the hole. Does this bring in larger fish to hang out and eat them up or scare smaller walleye and perch away. Or scare smaller jack fish away?

I don't even know if it's legal either in Saskatchewan, but curious if it is in AB.
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Old 02-02-2016, 07:43 PM
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i would say that is chumming the water and illegal in alberta.

but if you fished a hole 50ft away...
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Old 02-02-2016, 07:50 PM
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Chumming = littering ?
It's not really wasting as the fish is eaten by me and the guts are utilized by the other fish ?

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Old 02-02-2016, 08:02 PM
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Sorry I don't know the rules etc just asking a dumb question.
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Old 02-02-2016, 08:07 PM
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Could be considered chumming .
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Chumming is the practice of luring various animals, usually fish such as sharks, by throwing "chum" into the water. Chum is bait consisting of fish parts, bone and blood, which attract fish, particularly sharks owing to their keen sense of smell
If you intend to transport a fish with a size restriction (pike, walleye, perch and trout depending on what waters) you would be required to have the head and tail attached in Alberta. I cant comment on Sask since I'm not familiar with their regs.
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Old 02-02-2016, 08:11 PM
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I thought there was something about disposing of fish waste in a waterbody in the regs?
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Old 02-02-2016, 08:12 PM
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Ok we can transport here in sask with only a 1" piece of skin on the fillets for a warden to identify species. We don't need to have the tail on etc.

Thanks for your help.
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Old 02-02-2016, 09:07 PM
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At Gull a couple of years ago we happened on a pike carcass on the bottom - had cams. Mostly whites where hanging around and that didn't hurt the catch rate. Kind of gross looking carcass on the cam though.
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Old 02-02-2016, 11:12 PM
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Best to dispose of in Garbage. Anything not eaten contributes to using up DO.

Larger water bodies little to no impact.
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Old 02-02-2016, 11:43 PM
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If there is a minimum length for fish at said lake you can remove inards and gills for taste quality and length can be determined if checked by FW. The rest can go down the hole as long as your not fishing that hole, considered baiting. If the holes are two feet apart might be a concern, but you take away and give back, so fish parts down the hole for all to feed on unless there is some rule against this that I am not aware of.
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Old 02-03-2016, 01:59 AM
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Chumming = littering ?
It's not really wasting as the fish is eaten by me and the guts are utilized by the other fish ?
its illegal to chum the water and fish over it. its in the regs.
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Old 02-03-2016, 05:48 AM
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So you out on the ice, time to cook a few, slice and dice, eat and dispose of the rest down the hole...unless
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Old 02-03-2016, 08:24 AM
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Best to dispose of in Garbage. Anything not eaten contributes to using up DO.

Larger water bodies little to no impact.
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If you were in a nutrient deficient system (Most of Alberta Lakes have excess nutrients/ algae blooms) putting back the carcass could be a reasonable thing to do. But then leave it on the surface in the winter so it does not use up the oxygen until open water.

Again discard waste in garbage unless in a very rare Alberta lake that needs more fertilizer.
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Old 02-03-2016, 03:54 PM
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I leave it on top of the ice. It makes a coyotes or ravens day lol. I was on a fly in fishing trips years ago and they made you clean your fish out in the lake. It was more for bear prevention. So i would think it legal.
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Old 02-03-2016, 04:07 PM
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Yes you can leave the remains of the fish in the water but only the body of water that you caught the fish in. It would be a very good idea to take the skeleton if you have a fish like a pike that has to be a certain length.
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