11-03-2007, 10:23 PM
Well , if the number of fish decrease , there will be more [size 1]competition[/size] among the river anglers and the charter boats . [size 1]Commercial [/size]fishing could wipe everything out for all .
Charter boats should do well as long as their numbers do not increase too much .
River anglers , thats a whole new ballgame .
The gauntlet , first the fish get past the [size 1]Commercial [/size]nets placed around the rivers mouth , then the Mi.D.N.R. weirs , face it , those weirs cut off a large majority of the spawning fish , too many in my opinion .
Then there are the snaggers , way too many snaggers .
Finally us guys that actually do fish the right way .
I'm all in favor of bigger fish but the number of fish taken at the weir and by [size 1]Commercial[/size] fishing boats should also be reduced to reflect the downsized [size 1]quantizes [/size]of fish available in the habitat .
Snaggers (poachers ) fines should be increased [size 1]heavily[/size], I don't think $1000.00 a fish would be asking too much , it would send a clear cut message thruout the state that the practice of snagging will not be [size 1]tolerated[/size] at all .
I'm in favor of reduced numbers for a more balanced healthier fish population .
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Charter boats should do well as long as their numbers do not increase too much .
River anglers , thats a whole new ballgame .
The gauntlet , first the fish get past the [size 1]Commercial [/size]nets placed around the rivers mouth , then the Mi.D.N.R. weirs , face it , those weirs cut off a large majority of the spawning fish , too many in my opinion .
Then there are the snaggers , way too many snaggers .
Finally us guys that actually do fish the right way .
I'm all in favor of bigger fish but the number of fish taken at the weir and by [size 1]Commercial[/size] fishing boats should also be reduced to reflect the downsized [size 1]quantizes [/size]of fish available in the habitat .
Snaggers (poachers ) fines should be increased [size 1]heavily[/size], I don't think $1000.00 a fish would be asking too much , it would send a clear cut message thruout the state that the practice of snagging will not be [size 1]tolerated[/size] at all .
I'm in favor of reduced numbers for a more balanced healthier fish population .
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