solotripper wrote on Jan 1^st, 2018 at 2:04pm:

I hope you CAN keep that lake secret because IF it becomes public knowledge that will be the end of those monster fish that take years to get that big.

I hope so too. Truthfully though what bothers me even more than the freedom of info claim, it's how the MNR chose to handle the situation. The Freedom Of Information Act in Canada was never intended to be used in this manner. The request should have been immediately dismissed. Because the MNR seems more interested in following protocol to the Nth degree rather than using common sense, a gigantic can of worms has been opened. IF the info is released it will set a precedent with far reaching implications for every citizen in Canada.

The MNR's number one mandate and the very reason they exist is to preserve and protect our natural resources, something they're clearly not doing here.  :)