Doesn’t do me any good when I have reservations already made a paid for, plans made months before this ******** announcementYou still have great opportunities in terminal zones like Alberni inlet and Bamfield/Barkley sound in shore as well as Nootka, Tahsis, Zebelos, Quotsino, Rivers Inlet, Price Rupert. Kitimat, Terrace, Bella Coola, Bella Bella...Maybe Qualicum. Only trying to offer ideas and options.
How do you explain the fact that most people are saying this is the best fishing in 20 yrs. In my experience the straight has been seeing stronger and stronger numbers, there was a period of time where a guy would fish for days without a bite in parts of the straight, the last quite a few years have been greatIts unfortunate that with all this discussion the fact that salmon stocks are extremely low is not on the radar. if you want to get all butt hurt and blame first nations for all the problems don't do it as fisherman. this liberal government has done what governments have done forever which is looking to the next election not long term for salmon or for future fisherman. I have seen more white folks snagging fish and poaching then first nation people 10 fold, and the bands near where I live have responded to lower numbers by taking less and fishing less. No government will ever listen to a group blaming a different race for them not being able to get their share which 10 is more than enough for the freezer. These closures are arbitrary and heavy handed but unfortunately necessary, go to a river this fall where you would expect to see some healthy returns of wild chinook and see for yourself. It wont be long until they are nearly extinct if nothing changes, based on historical numbers they are nearly extinct and average size today compared to even ten years ago is much smaller. if dfo wanted a solution that makes sense they would allow hatchery retention but no wild fish period, its time to let wild stocks recover to healthy sustainable levels and move the pressure to the clones. kind of like using the last bit of fossil fuels to get off fossil fuels to save the earth before its too late.
You still have great opportunities in terminal zones like Alberni inlet and Bamfield/Barkley sound in shore as well as Nootka, Tahsis, Zebelos, Quotsino, Rivers Inlet, Price Rupert. Kitimat, Terrace, Bella Coola, Bella Bella...Maybe Qualicum. Only trying to offer ideas and options.
How do you explain the fact that most people are saying this is the best fishing in 20 yrs. In my experience the straight has been seeing stronger and stronger numbers, there was a period of time where a guy would fish for days without a bite in parts of the straight, the last quite a few years have been great
With emails like this sent to government officials, along with the other posts in this thread about just ignoring the restrictions and taking the fish you want, you are not helping the cause of recreational fishers.Here is a copy of the email i sent to the minister, one little lie in it i have never voted Liberal, but i stand by everything else!! (pardon the language)
Well first let me say that I have voted Liberal my entire life, well that changes this year with a **** like you making decisions without science. There is one ******* hatchery still operating on the fraser, releases under 1 million smolts and you are not allowing a hatchery retention on springs, you are ******* dumber than you look, didn’t think that was possible but it is. Also you are letting the Indians still fish below the slide, ******* BRILLIANT, I’ll let you in on a little secret, those fish are fraser run fish if you aren’t smart enough to figure that out, so there should be no in river fishing period, but again you are too ******* stupid to figure that out too. So in closing, GO **** YOURSELF and the Conservatives get our votes in this house.
With emails like this sent to government officials, along with the other posts in this thread about just ignoring the restrictions and taking the fish you want, you are not helping the cause of recreational fishers.