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Originally Posted by wind drift
This year has been a real eye opener. Our lakes and streams are facing so much fishing pressure and general recreational use. Is it time to consider limiting the numbers of anglers at some waters? Perhaps special permits with an annual quota? Booking days? Thoughts?
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Classified waters on the Eastern Slopes trout streams, especially in ES1, especially for native trout...
...no brainer.
Anglers have to be managed better.
Anglers need to be more educated.
Ditto - if not more -> big ditto to random campers.
As I see it, the province has some choices here:
1) More regs, more fees, more constrictions, less freedoms (curtail or limit random camping)
or
2) More enforcement
or
3) A combo of both, though I'd be happy right now just to see more enforcement as a starter.
F&W in this province needs to double in size. Triple would be better. I spoke to one officer, he'd like to see 300, for the entire province.
There's 125.
For the whole province.
It's absolutely ridiculous.
This wild west, free-for-all needs to change. Now. Drastically.
Enough said.