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[TheSkyIsBlue]

Hello everyone, I'm a kid and wanted to try out my new gear sometime soon at Heart Lake Conservation Area. I've had some good Bass pulled out of there in the past but wanted to ask if you're allowed to fish bass out of season in conservation areas? I know it sounds kind of dumb, but I don't want to get myself in trouble. Thanks

[Alfiegee]

There are kinds of fish there that are in season. A bass would be considered an incidental catch. If you do get one the law requires that you land it and release it asap, technically not even time for pics.
Bass are spawning and vulnerable as they will attack anything that moves near their nest.
If you do hook one, land it quickly and release it asap.

Alfie.

[TheSkyIsBlue]

Thanks Alfie

[TheSkyIsBlue]

A so could I rent a boat and target the bass and just immediately release them without getting in trouble with the employees?

[Alfiegee]

No!!!! You cannot target Bass.
If you accidentally catch one, so be it. Fast release.

Alfie.

[Alfiegee]

When you pull them from their nests, often they won't return.

[Alfiegee]

Leave the Bass alone.

Alf.

[Rainbow]

The purpose of having a closed season for fish is to protect them from angling during part of the year.

[TheSkyIsBlue]

Alright then, I'love wait for bass opener. I'love just stick to the crappie for spring, but are there actually crappie in the lake, if so, where around the lake?

[FrequentFlyer]

Gotta wait til bass opener to actually target them, you will most likely have the MNR called on you if you do, target crappie, you can go for steel head/browns/specks in the rivers and creeks right now, catfish, carp, pike, walleye.  tons of species to target that are more exciting than bass

[Alfiegee]

Gotta wait til bass opener to actually target them, you will most likely have the MNR called on you if you do, target crappie, you can go for steel head/browns/specks in the rivers and creeks right now, catfish, carp, pike, walleye. tons of species to target that are more exciting than bass

No targetting pike or 'eyes til next week-end I believe except on Lake O.

Alfie.

[BnK]

^^ Pike is usually third sat in may. 

 

Found it weird muskie opener is now June 1st instead of the same start date as pike

[FrequentFlyer]

No targetting pike or 'eyes til next week-end I believe except on Lake O.

Alfie.

 

 

yep, may 1st pike opened back up on lake o and is open all year in zone 17 and walleye opens 2nd saturday in may

[Swing4Steel]

Musky has been the first Saturday in june for at least 15 years

[Alfiegee]

Musky has been the first Saturday in june for at least 15 years

Ok.