Environment
Our deep connection to the bay is rooted in sparkling blue waters, granite shorelines, windswept pines and various other flora and fauna indigenous to our region. Our job is to sustain this connection for future generations through mindful stewardship of our natural environment.
Are Yellow Grubs in Fish Harmful to You?
Yellow grub is closely related to black spot and has a similar life cycle. It appears as yellow or white spots in the flesh, sometimes over one-half cm long. Smallmouth Bass and Yellow Perch tend to be the species most commonly inflicted with yellow grub in Ontario....
Garter snake eating a minnow
Here is a video of a garter snake eating a minnow.
Fishing Links
Fishing in General: http://www.mnr.gov.on.ca/en/Business/LetsFish/index.html http://www.ene.gov.on.ca/environment/en/ Invasive Species: Asian Carp...
The Type of Hook Can Make A Difference
Catch & Release - The Type of Hook Can Make A Difference While in Florida in the winter Jan and I learned some things about different type of hooks and when different ones were legal and illegal. So we did some investigating about how this affects fishing in...
Time to clean up Lake Erie’s eerie waters
There is an interesting article from The Globe and Mail on Sunday talking about the lake Erie algae bloom. It’s summertime, and Lake Erie’s in trouble. Songwriters seeking seasonal inspiration should look away from the not-so-great Great Lake in the coming months....
More info on Phragmites
The GBA has put out a a nice fact sheet on identifying native vs non-native species. You can read more about it by following this link Phragmites fact sheet
Township of the Archipelago Forest Health Report 2015
There are concerns over a range of invasive forest pests threatening our local forests including the emerald ash borer, Asian long-horned beetle, beech bark disease, and hemlock wooly adelgid. This report provides an overview of forest pests in the Parry Sound-Muskoka...
PaBIA Forest Health Report Spring 2015
Here is a link to the Forest Health Report included in the 2015 yearbook. Forest Health 2015
Invasive Phragmites (2015 Yearbook Article)
I wrote an article warning of the spread of this invasive terrestrial in the 2012 yearbook. That article was a bit premature but this year, we need to watch out for and eradicate any new stands of this nasty reed in our area. This will help to reduce the number of new...
Educational Fact – illegal to attempt to catch fish for which the season is closed
We would like to point out one interesting fact a year so we all can become better sportsmen. Here is our 2015 interesting fact from the 2015 Regulations: “It is illegal to attempt to catch fish for which the season is closed, even if you are going to release them....