Bait?

  • Weekender
    Southcentral MN
    Posts: 434
    June 4, 2023 at 10:21 am #2206507

    I’ve heard some requirements have gone away this year. How about live bait? Still cannot bring any across the border into Ontario?

    Ryan Speers
    Waconia, MN
    Posts: 513
    June 4, 2023 at 2:33 pm #2206528

    Still can not bring any live bait across the border. I asked if he thought crawlers would ever be allowed again, he said no.

    On a related note, I’ve been going to Ontario one or twice a year for the last 6 years and got asked this year if my boat has been dry for 6-8 weeks. I was honest and said no. He proceeded to tell me that is a new requirement. I asked him if he was joking because no serious fisherman would have their boat out of the water for 6-8 weeks!

    rjthehunter
    Brainerd
    Posts: 1253
    June 5, 2023 at 9:07 am #2206595
    Ryan Speers wrote:

    Still can not bring any live bait across the border. I asked if he thought crawlers would ever be allowed again, he said no.

    On a related note, I’ve been going to Ontario one or twice a year for the last 6 years and got asked this year if my boat has been dry for 6-8 weeks. I was honest and said no. He proceeded to tell me that is a new requirement. I asked him if he was joking because no serious fisherman would have their boat out of the water for 6-8 weeks!

    That’s ridiculous… Did they let you through?

    I don’t see the purpose. Unless they’re trying to force anyone from the states to use a guide.

    Ryan Speers
    Waconia, MN
    Posts: 513
    June 5, 2023 at 9:20 am #2206600

    Yeah, he let us through. Fishing was fantastic!

    Weekender
    Southcentral MN
    Posts: 434
    June 19, 2023 at 9:22 am #2208839

    Thanks guys. We’ll order our crawlers in Fort Frances then. waytogo

    Gregg Gunter
    Posts: 1059
    June 28, 2023 at 2:01 pm #2210828
    Ryan Speers wrote:

    Still can not bring any live bait across the border. I asked if he thought crawlers would ever be allowed again, he said no.

    On a related note, I’ve been going to Ontario one or twice a year for the last 6 years and got asked this year if my boat has been dry for 6-8 weeks. I was honest and said no. He proceeded to tell me that is a new requirement. I asked him if he was joking because no serious fisherman would have their boat out of the water for 6-8 weeks!

    I got an email from Ontario about AIS best practices. They say 5-30 days of drying. There’s no way that 6-8 weeks is doable, unless it’s your first trip of the year. But Border Control seems to be able to make it hard for US citizens if they want.

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