This past Sunday, my son and I went to Port Albert for the day. Lots of guys, as was expected. There were still quite a few rainbow too, as was also expected with the late spring and all. Now, what I really didn't like was the guys taking the spawning pairs right off their reds as they were fanning their nest. To me this is wrong, and I hope I'm not alone here as this is the future of our fishery.
I stated my case very clearly, only to be met with something not of the "english" language, but I got the message all the same(so did he). Am I wrong in feeling this way and getting upset? I try to educate as many folks a possible, but some aren't getting the message. This year, especially this year, the trout have been hit hard. The season opened a week earlier, and spring was a month late in coming, leaving a lot of fresh and not yet spawned out fish still in the rivers. One saving grace is all the rain and resulting dirty water to hide the happy couples. [B)]
I stated my case very clearly, only to be met with something not of the "english" language, but I got the message all the same(so did he). Am I wrong in feeling this way and getting upset? I try to educate as many folks a possible, but some aren't getting the message. This year, especially this year, the trout have been hit hard. The season opened a week earlier, and spring was a month late in coming, leaving a lot of fresh and not yet spawned out fish still in the rivers. One saving grace is all the rain and resulting dirty water to hide the happy couples. [B)]