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Author:
Silencer
Date:
May 17, 2012
Subject:
Poachers! argh
Message:
A couple of weeks ago I found a nice fishing hole deep in the woods that seemed to not get many visitors. It was like fishing in a barrel, had a fish on every few casts. Kept two smaller trout for dinner (about 12" length each) and released the rest like I usually do. Went back a few mornings since and it went basically the same way.
This morning, there was trash and empty beer bottles thrown about and dead suckers and sunnies off to the side (shame too, some good sized suckers that I would have loved to catch... they always put up a good fight). Caught one trout and three tangled up messes of fishing line in a 3 hour period. Another good spot ruined this year.
That is why seeing people going back and forth to their vehicles and keeping 30 trout in one day makes my blood boil and that is why I set a personal limit of keeping 2 trout per day (and only when it is obvious the fishing hole is well stocked! I would rather let most of them go so they can grow up to have me catch them again 8)) I love eating fish, but I definitely would rather be catching them more. Sorry to vent but this lack of respect for the fish they don't want and throwing them off to the side to die is what I found most disturbing. Anyone else feel the same way?
Author:
TT
Date:
May 17, 2012
Message:
If you are seeing these people take more than their limit why aren't you calling the TIP line to report them? The number to call is right on your license.
Author:
perfect hook set
Date:
May 17, 2012
Message:
if you dont report it, it never happened =P
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