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FISHING DAVE BROWN Mud pout: best fi shed at night In Eastern Ontario during the month


of May, after trilliums appear in the bush and dandelions start taking over your lawn, spring fi shing season starts in earnest for many popular species of fi sh. In Fisheries Management Zone


(FMZ)18, the action begins on the second Saturday in May with the opening of the walleye, sauger and northern pike seasons. On the fourth Saturday in May lake trout can be pursued. For you guys in the Valley, be sure to check the Ontario Fishing Regulations Summary for 2013, because the opening and closing dates are different in zones 15 and 18. For bass fi shermen, this year the season


is opening one week earlier in zones 18 and 20 (third Saturday in June). In addition to opening earlier, the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources (MNR) is extending the bass season by two weeks in these same two zones. If it gets cold enough, this change may provide some early-winter angling opportunities for bass until the closing date of Dec. 15. Beware, though, if you’re fi shing for


bass in the northern regions of Eastern Ontario. You need to be cognizant of the fact that along the Ontario sections of the Ottawa River – FMZ 12 − the bass opening and closing seasons remain as they were in past years. A similar situation applies for walleye and pike anglers where there is a slight variance in the opening dates for walleye, sauger and northern pike fi shing in each zone, even though the closing date for each species is identical. Wherever you plan to fi sh in Eastern Ontario, which is predominantly situated


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in FMZ 18, be sure to check the Ontario Fishing Regulations Summary for 2013 because the opening and closing dates are dependent on the species and the area you are fi shing. Prior to the opening of the walleye,


pike and lake trout fi shing seasons there are many opportunities to fi sh for other species that are open year round. Some of them include fi shing for yellow perch, crappies and sunfi sh; brook, brown and rainbow trout; Pacifi c and Atlantic salmon; whitefi sh and sturgeon; and fi nally, catfi sh. Yes, you are reading this correctly, I said “catfi sh”! Although catfi sh are not as typically


idolized by everyday fi shermen as the almighty bass, walleye or trout, these fi sh are still fun to catch and eat if you know where, when and how to catch them. Throughout the world, there are more


than 35 different varieties of catfi sh. In Ontario the two most prevalent varieties are the channel catfi sh and the much smaller brown bullhead. In the rest of the country, bullheads can be found in fresh water expanses stretching from the Maritime Provinces to southern Saskatchewan. And although not native to the region, there are some instances where they have been introduced to areas in western Canada. Locally the brown bullhead is more


widely known as a “mud pout” or “barbotte”. Unlike most fi sh, bullheads have no scales, making them somewhat slimy to the touch. They also contain a set of wormlike feelers, called barbells, on the front of their face. They have sharp spines at the base of the dorsal and pectoral fi ns, which can be locked in an erect position. These sharp “barbs”


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