ArchiePerry
Regular
- Location
- Fort McMurray
Hello, I was looking up some new spots for adventures on crown land and I thought that maybe I should share with all of you in case you are not aware of these tools. The following are some resources I use to helpplan and identify new hunting, fishing and camping areas.
Cheers.
1) Using the Ontario fishing regulations for the zone I am interested in, I identify the "Additional Fishing Opportunities" lakes for this zone. These are generally stocked lakes that allow fishing all year round even when the season is closed for other lakes. These are good because they list the lake name and the lat/long coordinates for that lake. You can google the lake name or coordinates to find where it is.
https://www.ontario.ca/document/ontario-fishing-regulations-summary
2) Use the fish Ontario Fish ON-Line tool to look up additional info about that lake and other lakes in the immediate area. This tool identifies sports fish species present in the lake, and provides stocking info such as last year stocked. Generally you will have more success if it was stocked more recently.
https://www.ontario.ca/document/ontario-fishing-regulations-summary
3) Use the MNR Make a Topographic Map tool to zoom in on your area. Click the map layers and turn on imagery while turning off the topo layers. This provides you with air photo imagery at much higher resolution than available on google earth maps or bing. Very useful for identifying recent roads, trails, shacks, sheds, or other features you might be interested in.
http://www.giscoeapp.lrc.gov.on.ca/matm/Index.html?site=Make_A_Topographic_Map&viewer=MATM&locale=en-US
4) Use the Crown Land Use mapping tool to identify if the area you are interested in is general use crown land or private. If its general use then you should be good to go for general activities.
http://www.giscoeapp.lrc.gov.on.ca/CLUPA/Index.html?site=CLUPA&viewer=CLUPA&locale=en-US
5) Here is the NRCAN toporama web map tool. This provides topographic maps zoomable down to 10:000 scale. Data on these maps is usually out of date but can be beneficial. Has contour lines to help identify slopes gradients and relief.
http://atlas.gc.ca/toporama/en/
Cheers.
1) Using the Ontario fishing regulations for the zone I am interested in, I identify the "Additional Fishing Opportunities" lakes for this zone. These are generally stocked lakes that allow fishing all year round even when the season is closed for other lakes. These are good because they list the lake name and the lat/long coordinates for that lake. You can google the lake name or coordinates to find where it is.
https://www.ontario.ca/document/ontario-fishing-regulations-summary
2) Use the fish Ontario Fish ON-Line tool to look up additional info about that lake and other lakes in the immediate area. This tool identifies sports fish species present in the lake, and provides stocking info such as last year stocked. Generally you will have more success if it was stocked more recently.
https://www.ontario.ca/document/ontario-fishing-regulations-summary
3) Use the MNR Make a Topographic Map tool to zoom in on your area. Click the map layers and turn on imagery while turning off the topo layers. This provides you with air photo imagery at much higher resolution than available on google earth maps or bing. Very useful for identifying recent roads, trails, shacks, sheds, or other features you might be interested in.
http://www.giscoeapp.lrc.gov.on.ca/matm/Index.html?site=Make_A_Topographic_Map&viewer=MATM&locale=en-US
4) Use the Crown Land Use mapping tool to identify if the area you are interested in is general use crown land or private. If its general use then you should be good to go for general activities.
http://www.giscoeapp.lrc.gov.on.ca/CLUPA/Index.html?site=CLUPA&viewer=CLUPA&locale=en-US
5) Here is the NRCAN toporama web map tool. This provides topographic maps zoomable down to 10:000 scale. Data on these maps is usually out of date but can be beneficial. Has contour lines to help identify slopes gradients and relief.
http://atlas.gc.ca/toporama/en/
