More fishing trips could cause more damage to native fish populations in the Canadian portion of the Great Lakes than aquatic invasive species, according to a recent study.
Posted: May 24, 2021 4:00 AM ET | Last Updated: May 24
Gypsy moth caterpillars can eat one square meter of foliage, leaving damaged trees vulnerable to disease. (The Canadian Press )
They re only about four to six centimetres long, but gypsy moth caterpillars are a massive threat to Ontario s forest cover.
Scientists are warning that 2021 is shaping up to be a bumper year for the invasive species, brought to North America around 1860 by a French entomologist who hoped to cross-breed them with silkworms.
The good news is that landowners can help battle the bugs using burlap and soapy water.
Chris MacQuarrie is a research scientist at the Great Lakes Forestry Centre in Sault Ste. Marie, Ont.(Amanda Roe)
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World-Famous or Legendary Muskie “Hotspots” – Part XI
by Larry Ramsell, Muskellunge Historian
Had a request, and since actual “hotspots” have been growing dim, I’ll honor a request and discuss a lake that created a furor in the late ‘70’s and early ‘80’s and beyond. We are going to be talking about Giant muskie catches from “The Goon”, aka Wabigoon Lake in Northwestern Ontario, Canada, near Dryden.
Wabigoon Lake, Ontario.
While “The Goon” has always had big muskies, it was a relative “unknown” for a few reasons. First off, it was overshadowed by its neighbor lake to the west, Eagle Lake, which produced a world and two Canadian records in 1939 and 1940. Also, depending on the wind direction, the “smell” from the local wood industry and the light chocolate milk color of the water seemed to turn folks off; that is until Craig Dawson put “The Goon” on the map with several giant muskies from there, practically
The City of Sarnia completed its second annual gypsy moth spray on Friday, due to another severe outbreak of the gypsy moth caterpillars but the infestation has spread to regions across Southern Ontario.