The next day....
Bob, "So I read on FWR last night that there were a group of poaches fishing in a closed area on the Fraser!"
Ken, "Really?! That's rediculous!"
Bob, "Ya, but it sounds like there was a DFO staff around but he said he couldn't do anything!"
Ken, "What?! That's stupid."
Bob, "Ya, we should go do something! The guys on there will be carrying bear sprays from now on so those poachers better watch out! I bet they were probably using barbed hooks."
Ken, "Ya, they should be worried!"
The day after the next day....
Ken, "So Bob told me yesterday that he read on FWR about some poachers in a closed area on the Fraser, and they were keeping fish left and right, and using barbed hooked too!"
Steve, "What the heck?! Where are the DFO officers when you need them?!"
Ken, "Well, apparently there were DFO officers while this was happening but they didn't do anything!"
Steve, "Damn them, I guess we have to do something to stop all this madness. These poachers are everywhere on the Fraser."
Ken, "Ya, hey you wanna come? I'm shopping for bear spray this afternoon."
Don't worry, Ken, Steve and Bob are my imaginary friends.
I understand we are all frustrated and outraged when we see people not obeying to the regulations that govern our sport out there. The best thing to do is to simply phone in and report what you see. Too often, as demonstrated above, both on the internet or personal interactions, misinformation are passed on all the time. Not saying your source is not valid Thomas, but as the information becomes third, forth, fifth hands, the story is usually not the same anymore.
Just be a little careful on what is being posted. The best thing is to remind readers what the ORR phone number is, where the fishing boundaries are and what people should do when violations are witnessed.
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