09-21-2011, 11:28 PM
I agree as night fishing can be fun at Willard. We've done it many times. Unfortunately, there seems to be more that abuse it than don't.
Proper enforcement is by far the best and fairest approach to all involved. Unfortunately, this isn't the first time this issue has been brought up, and to this day there is still no noticeable change in the amount of illegal activity.
Many of the folks doing this "Fish to Sell", and for some it's their living. A good stakeout and sting operation is well overdue. Catch a few of these folks with their hands in the cookie jar, make an example of them via fines and public humiliation, and I'm sure those doing the illegal activities will at least move somewhere else.
The diminishing sterile population of Wipers at Willard can't sustain commercial level fishing activities for very long, and I sincerely believe this is the main issue in the reduced catch rate. I've stopped fishing there this year altogether. When I can be on Strawberry in an extra 30 minutes or Starvation in an extra hour, Willard just isn't worth the drive anymore.
It's very unfortunate, I really miss that hard fighting Wiper action.
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Proper enforcement is by far the best and fairest approach to all involved. Unfortunately, this isn't the first time this issue has been brought up, and to this day there is still no noticeable change in the amount of illegal activity.
Many of the folks doing this "Fish to Sell", and for some it's their living. A good stakeout and sting operation is well overdue. Catch a few of these folks with their hands in the cookie jar, make an example of them via fines and public humiliation, and I'm sure those doing the illegal activities will at least move somewhere else.
The diminishing sterile population of Wipers at Willard can't sustain commercial level fishing activities for very long, and I sincerely believe this is the main issue in the reduced catch rate. I've stopped fishing there this year altogether. When I can be on Strawberry in an extra 30 minutes or Starvation in an extra hour, Willard just isn't worth the drive anymore.
It's very unfortunate, I really miss that hard fighting Wiper action.
JMO
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