i was wondering though if anyone thought of making up patches or the like that you got for a buck or free...i don't know, say's "Ethical fisherman" just that...when guys see it and ask you about it, you could tell them the story of snaggers, flossers etc. and explain that you are not one of these...don't know if it would help or not but if you charged a couple bucks for the patch you could you the money for educating guys on the proper way to fish. (might just be flyers at first but at least it would be something)
If a flyfisherman approaches you and explains to you that the only ethical fishing method is enticing a fish with a fly, would you accept his or her view?
Some people believe catch & release is cruel and a meaingless practice that only aims to torture fish for anglers' pleasure, would you agree?
Ethic is not the law. It is not absolute but constantly evolving as the society changes. The morals that people adopt since they were little differ from each other due to their family background, schooling and social interaction. The rights and wrongs cannot be distinctly separated, instead solutions are developed by civil discussions, like what we are doing right now.
By identifying yourself as an ethical angler, you will simply be lablled as a purist/elitist by others who question, "Who granted you the angling authority to judge my fishing method?"
It's the perfect method to exclude others from learning what you would like them to know. This has been practiced in the past by some individuals who have not really made a difference if not made the situation worse.
I constantly remind myself to keep a good distance from the term "ethical angler", because I do not want to be known as that narrow minded person who apparently knows it all but actually doesn't, and chooses to dictate how others should fish. Instead I welcome those who want to know what has worked for me in the past, to share the knowledge that has been passed onto me. Whether others wish to use that knowledge or not is up to them, people should be given the opportunities to make decisions for themselves.
i figured this was what was happening and i honestly don't try and get into anyones face, it happens but I'm a pretty amicable guy all in all...
I think anyone would snap under such negative atmosphere, some just snap faster than others. Backing away maybe a hard one to swallow, but one needs to consider the outcome of the action that you choose to take. Arguing with others only result in three outcomes:
- Both parties walk away after cooling down and ending up hating each other. No one learns from the experience.
- One party physically assaults the other one, police are called and a good day of fishing ends.
- One party is physically assaulted by the other one, a good day of fishing ends up at the hospital.
By walking away, you're not necessarily being ignorant to the problem. Instead, take the problem to those who can make a difference. If crowding becomes a serious issue that poses a threat to the anglers' safety, the fish stock etc, then new regulations will be implemented.
i think that they should reduse the limit of coho to 1 a day.
Would you like this rule change if you have to pay for your own car and gasoline?
Daily quota is determined by the amount of hatchery fish expected to return and previous creel survey data. As long as the amount of hatchery fish meets the demand of angling participation, daily quota is not to be reduced. Everyone has to understand that, the purpose of hatchery fish in Southern BC is for harvesting, which would protect the wild stock.
I'm not too sure why there needs to be a distinction between
meat and
sport fishermen. People like to go fishing because they like to catch fish, as well as bring fish home to eat. Those who just want to eat fish, would only go to the market to buy fish. Again, this comes back to the lack of unity in the angling community. For some reason we have the urge to categorize ourselves in groups so we would seemingly feel better than others. Why is it so hard to realize that, everyone is out there for one reason -
Fun?
The daily quota for pink salmon in the Squamish two years ago was one. Nina and I left in a hurry after we were crowded out by a few locals at 7:00am in July 2003. There was a huge line starting from the mouth of Mamquam River. Did daily quota of one reduce the crowd?
The daily quota for Fraser River sockeye salmon, as FA has brought up, is two. Thousands of people rush to the Fraser Valley as soon as it opens despite of the high cost of gasoline.
The problem that you are trying to solve, is the increasing number of violations. Just because a few people choose to violate fishing regulations, does that mean we need to reduce sportfishing opportunities? The solution that is absent most of the time is enforcement. Without enforcement, you can set your daily quota at one fish, people will continue to retain more than they can because they know that they will not be checked. Closing the river down would create a paradise for poachers as no anglers will be present on the river to report them in.
The reality is, we are utilizing a
public resource that needs to be
shared. Public resource is hard to manage, because no one wishes to take up responsibility of it. Fishermen have this fear that others will get to their spots first, get all the fish first. This fear usually builds up the gold rush effect, which results in the nastiness that people witness on the rivers all the time. The ideal management would be to go Euro - Privatize every watershed out there. Private owners have the responsibility to make sure their fisheries meet sustainability, which will draw anglers back. You have to fish the way they tell you to, or be prepared to take the consequences by the efficient enforcement. If crowding becomes a problem, how about time allocation? Anglers pay by the hour to fish, maximum three hours per day? Are you prepared to pay a daily access fee to fish your favorite rivers? I don't, I enjoy the current freedom in our fisheries. However, too many people take this for granted, which devalues what we still have.
It's not a simple issue, and the solutions are difficult to find, otherwise we wouldn't be scratching our head so much at meetings when this comes up everytime.
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