Post by djkimmel on Aug 7, 2005 23:12:53 GMT -5
Great follow up by Bob Gwizdz in Booth Newspapers and MLive today (I hope he's right):
Survey helps fisheries division `get it'
Sunday, August 7, 2005
Bob Gwizdz
About a year ago, I rankled (to put it mildly) some of the state's fisheries officials when I suggested they didn't get it.
The topic was bass fishing regulations. Organized bass fishermen have long sought additional opportunity, most notably, a catch-and-release season prior to the regular Saturday-before-Memorial Day bass opener. Fisheries poohbahs offered a handful of alternatives, the bulk of which involved pushing the season opener back three or four weeks in return for preseason fishing opportunity.
But, the most off-the-wall recommendation was that anglers be allowed to fish for bass -- either to harvest or just catch and release -- from Jan. 1 to March 15.
It was that last recommendation that spawned my observation.
Well, the fisheries division subsequently sent out a lengthy questionnaire to licensed anglers to see what the hoi polloi thought about the recommendations. The results are in. Continue -->
Survey helps fisheries division `get it'
Sunday, August 7, 2005
Bob Gwizdz
About a year ago, I rankled (to put it mildly) some of the state's fisheries officials when I suggested they didn't get it.
The topic was bass fishing regulations. Organized bass fishermen have long sought additional opportunity, most notably, a catch-and-release season prior to the regular Saturday-before-Memorial Day bass opener. Fisheries poohbahs offered a handful of alternatives, the bulk of which involved pushing the season opener back three or four weeks in return for preseason fishing opportunity.
But, the most off-the-wall recommendation was that anglers be allowed to fish for bass -- either to harvest or just catch and release -- from Jan. 1 to March 15.
It was that last recommendation that spawned my observation.
Well, the fisheries division subsequently sent out a lengthy questionnaire to licensed anglers to see what the hoi polloi thought about the recommendations. The results are in. Continue -->