Ok..here is a crazy idea I have often wondered about. Please don't torch me if its way off track...I am just curious how it would go.
A PRIVATE company negotiates the rights to a river that is relatively fishless (I am thinking Lynn River for example). This company builds a hatchery, and stocks it with a nice compliment of coho, chinook - heck, even sockeye). In return, the "licenses" for that river are sold by the private company. And, no surprise - they cost more. Of course, patrols are far more frequent, in fact, in the fishable areas there may be an patrolman all the time. Their price reflects the more stable run of fish in that river, better catching opportunities, and better enforcement.
ok, now that I typed it out, it does sound slightly Orwellian, but I am curious to hear (in a nice way) what people might think of such an idea. If anyone has seen that old CBC special about fishing in Iceland, they will know, we have pretty rediculous access to the river.
have a nice day
Vince