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Old 08-11-2017, 10:32 AM
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Picked up a small tub of minnows at Can Tire the ones from Manitoba. Yesterday while fishing I noticed a few of them were clearly perch. I tossed em thinking this has to be illegal. Any thoughts on this? Was I wrong in my thinking, and what are they doing putting perch minnows in
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Old 08-11-2017, 11:01 AM
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You did the right thing by tossing them, it would have been illegal to use them. Guess they miss some now and then.
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Old 08-11-2017, 11:05 AM
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Hey - don't put species stereotypes in a minnow tub. Just because you see it as a perch, doesn't mean it self identified itself as a perch!

I've had the same issue with Candle Lake shiners. You get the odd one that has a couple small yellow perch in amongst the shiners.
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Old 08-11-2017, 12:07 PM
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good catch. If there were only one or two perch in the tub I suspect that the issue is just poor quality control by the company rather than purposely using them. Would be worth a word to the company at least, and perhaps Manitoba's F&W people.
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Old 08-11-2017, 12:09 PM
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Picked up a small tub of minnows at Can Tire the ones from Manitoba. Yesterday while fishing I noticed a few of them were clearly perch. I tossed em thinking this has to be illegal. Any thoughts on this? Was I wrong in my thinking, and what are they doing putting perch minnows in
I don't think they are purposely putting the perch minnows in, rather they are not spending the money to take them out. At least that's what I would bet.

Perch can also be used as bait in some jurisdictions but not in Alberta.
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Old 08-11-2017, 12:37 PM
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Why not invest a few $$ in a minnow trap or two and catch and freeze or salt dry your own?
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Old 08-11-2017, 02:57 PM
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I allso have found perch in those tubs.
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Old 08-11-2017, 04:00 PM
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I seems the trans thing is hitting fish to, or is it species non-conforming , or may be it's species fluid, it's all so confusing. if it thinks that it's shiner then it's bait.

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I have found them too, as for QC I don't want to pay for one by one hand packed minnows.
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Old 08-12-2017, 08:50 AM
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Hey - don't put species stereotypes in a minnow tub. Just because you see it as a perch, doesn't mean it self identified itself as a perch!

I've had the same issue with Candle Lake shiners. You get the odd one that has a couple small yellow perch in amongst the shiners.
Hahahaha too funny!

Pretty crazy theres perch in there. Wonder how they get the bait, or if its all raised in house?
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Old 08-12-2017, 12:14 PM
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Hahahaha too funny!

Pretty crazy theres perch in there. Wonder how they get the bait, or if its all raised in house?
They use a seine boat to catch them. I've seen the boat and it's pretty cool.
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