03-18-2016, 12:43 PM
[quote wiperhunter2]You know, that is the biggest issue right there, shore anglers. Most of the year they can't go out where the eyes are, so to say they can't fish in a certain part of the lake, just because the eyes are spawning is just plain wrong. It would be no different than them telling a boat angler, he can't fish near the shore during that same time of the year. And now that they a managing Willard more toward anglers catching eyes, it just does not make sense to close part of the lake, IMO.[/quote]
I say nay to all but one thing. You are correct that shore anglers don't have the ability to access walleye most of the year. But even without the inlet they still have the ability to go out and fish the rocks. To me it was never about the biology and anymore it's not even so much about the ethics. It's about Fair Chase for fair game. The fish are not piled up like cordwood along the miles and miles of rocks like they are the inlet.
With that being said I'm going to go pick up my partner and go fishing[fishon]
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I say nay to all but one thing. You are correct that shore anglers don't have the ability to access walleye most of the year. But even without the inlet they still have the ability to go out and fish the rocks. To me it was never about the biology and anymore it's not even so much about the ethics. It's about Fair Chase for fair game. The fish are not piled up like cordwood along the miles and miles of rocks like they are the inlet.
With that being said I'm going to go pick up my partner and go fishing[fishon]
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