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Reply #10 - Nov 5th, 2010 at 5:51pm
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I pushed the point (anyone surprised?) with OntParks, stating that I would not risk being turned away from any access point because of this cluster f*.

I was given an absolute answer from what appeared to be someone actually involved in the new reservations system.

The reservations system will be in place for the Ontario Trout Season Opening Weekend.  That's my big cabin fever first trip of the year gotta go gotta get out before I go crazy trip.  Every year in APP.

Here's hoping is not just hype & hope.

OntParks needs to stop this 3rd party business.  If a 3rd party can make a business out of taking reservations, then OntParks can do the same and make use of the profit.  Maybe they can make use of the profit in lower fees or better policing - my preference being policing.
  
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Reply #11 - Nov 5th, 2010 at 8:01pm
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I don't know when trout season opens but for Q, if you enter before the park opens there's no quota to worry about.
  
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Reply #12 - Nov 6th, 2010 at 2:46am
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I always thought trout opener was New Years Day
  
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Reply #13 - Nov 8th, 2010 at 5:57pm
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Up here we co-ordinate each species' open season with a best-practices for the future of the fishery in that region.

For example, Trout Season.  It typically opens the last Saturday of April.  This gives the fish a chance to spawn and allows anglers a chance to enjoy the best trout fishing of the year.   (You need to Login or Register to view media files and links)  That's yours truly in the picture c. 1988.

The more stressed a species is, the stricter the regulations.  Sometimes this involves adjusting the season dates and even closing bodies of water.  Places that want to conserve a fishery will have the spawning grounds closed during spawn.  Sometimes this involves other restrictions like slot size limits, barbless, live bait, etc...
  
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Reply #14 - Nov 9th, 2010 at 12:26am
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indeed, Ontario Laker season Jan 1-Sept 30.  They spawn in the fall.

I love ice-out laker fishin'!
  
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Reply #15 - Nov 23rd, 2010 at 5:02am
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Preacher wrote on Nov 5th, 2010 at 5:51pm:
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OntParks needs to stop this 3rd party business.  If a 3rd party can make a business out of taking reservations, then OntParks can do the same and make use of the profit.


Not necesarily: if they do it themselves, they have to hire people from the Ontario Government Employees Union (or whatever it's called). A third-party contractor can often do it without paying the high wages and inflated benefits. Sort of similar to Canada Post's outsourcing program.

Many people have found that contractors work a lot harder than employees too (even non-union ones). Maybe the fact that the link between contractor payment and client savings is so much more visible has something to do with it.

(Full disclosure: yes, I am a contractor, though in a totally different area of business)
  
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Reply #16 - Nov 23rd, 2010 at 5:16pm
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Good point Joe.  It's just so frustrating to deal with these 3rd parties, a frustration felt by us the end users and by parks themselves.  I'm likely fooling myself into thinking the ministry could do a better job keeping this inhouse.
  
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Reply #17 - Jan 14th, 2011 at 1:16pm
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UPDATE

"Ontario Parks Reservation Service
As a valued customer, we want to extend a personal invitation to you to try our new Ontario Parks' reservation system. The site will be available on January 14 and 15 so you'll be able to create a new user account as well as explore the new features and functions designed to provide better customer service. Reservations will be accepted on Sunday, January 16th, at 7:00 a.m. EST. Visit our reservation information page for more details"
  
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Reply #18 - Jan 14th, 2011 at 8:57pm
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I went on-line and made my account.  And then got confused.

It is still unclear to me how you reserve an entry point into the QP.  The system seems focused on "campsites."  When I click on "backcountry" (which might not be the right thing to do), it says backcountry permits are not provided by the system.

So once again, I'm befuddled by the bureaucracy.  I hope to talk to a live human voice on Sunday and figure it out....  unless one of the QJrs already have the answer.

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Reply #19 - Jan 15th, 2011 at 5:50am
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We were never able to reserve interior permits online as I recall. Seems easy enough but nooooo. No clue if that's changing this year but I always liked calling and asking about availability on days surrounding my preference to get a feel for less used dates and entries. That was always somewhat difficult for them.

It would be nice to go online and see which days were busy and which weren't.
  
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