I thought I would put a link to the Gazette article. Give it a read.
http://www.bclocalnews.com/vancouver_island_south/goldstreamgazette/news/11073036.html
The article is food for thought to me. The Springs I have in my freezer are from Alberni Inlet, Big Q, and Fair Harbour. I know the rivers for the first 2 and have not heard of bad returns to there. I have fish heads at DFO from Fair Harbour and I’m waiting for the letters. Heard they were USA bound fish but will wait for confirmation. I bonked a few last winter at Kitty Coleman (Cowichan residents?). I don’t always have a pen but I am sure that I have not taken more than 15 this year. Note to self, put pen in tackle box put details on licence save to show grand kids what it was like back then.
My point. What’s a guy to do?
Half their quota to 5 inside and 10 outside a year.
Do catch and release for the other half.
Stay home burn less fuel (reduce CO2).
Point fingers at DFO, Fish Farms, Commercials, Recreational or Global Warming.
I sure don’t want to be part of the problem.
We have 15 hatcheries on the Island.
Low returns to South Island hatcheries and one with next to no returns is insane.
It darn near makes me speechless.
GLG