Yep the letter sums it up quite clearly
"We appreciate that some anglers choose to fish selectively; however, where regulations are not in place, DFO Conservation and Protection (C&P) staff are unable to take enforcement action, and C&P must manage staff resources to ensure monitoring and enforcement of existing regulations is prioritized."
IT would probably take a fixed weight and leader restriction but who knows
Rieber has convinced me that the angling comunity would just do what ever it takes to floss. He seems to know every method know to man. Good example of why to keep it closed
I also get tired of old timers telling me to keep it close and about conservation. I can count on 2 hands the amount of salmon ive taken. Hard to take advice from the old timers who contributed in destroying the resource.
Rod says to go find other placed to fish, easy for him I suppose. I could rant on about everything but I am passed the anger phase this season and now just depressed. Glad me and my son went to hatchery even this spring, at least he got to experience the beauty of the resource in someway.
So ask yourself, "Why is there so much resistance to change the Regulations?" For years there's been the cry to limit leader lengths as a positive step to stop flossing - no changes yet and now DFO C&R says they can't take action. Of course you can't take action because flossing is not against the law. Until it's called out in the Regulations and there is an open season, there will be flossing. Some form of Flossing will "exist" anywhere there is moving water.
Nice you think calling me out personally helps you justify your opinion - good on you if that helps you sleep. Personally, I haven't had the luxury or pleasure of bottom bouncing for several years. I'm just not interested as there is no salmon left to bounce for. Plus I haven't had a river boat for years and I'm not going to the walk-in river bars anymore. I really enjoyed bottom bouncing and the whole crazy social aspect of that river bar game but there was a request to stop long leader bottom bouncing and I stopped. Heck, my drift gear is posted for sale - I'm not going to use it anymore in any capacity.
So, in my opinion, if there truly is a short coming of salmon, keep it closed this year and change the Regulations. Open it again whenever the numbers and conditions justify an opening - but not before the Reg's are changed and the Law is in place to stop the long leader business.
You can change all you can dream of in the Rivers, this is still a drop in the bucket when these Super Trawlers wipe out entire runs. Were there not two reported Super Trawlers that the Coast Guard escorted out of BC's salmon waters? Commercial overfishing relative to the actual seasonal fish stocks? When a fisherman hits the river to catch salmon, he's going to want to stay to catch his limit of 2 sockeye - does it really matter if he catches 2 sockeye by bottom bouncing or if he catches his limit of 2 sockeye by flyfishing? The end result is the same. I really don't care if someone chooses to bottom bounce or flyfish as long as both methods are deemed to be legal. I don't care if Natives are catching their sockeye with a net - as long as it's deemed to be legal. I don't care how Jimmy Pattison catches his fish - as long as it's legal.
None of this even matters if the salmon stocks are not managed correctly. The recreational salmon fisherman is so small in this entire mess yet you still try focus on the smallest factor and make the biggest noise about it. Give your head a shake and stop trying to punish or restrict the Recreational fishermen.
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