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Originally Posted by jacob1202
after reading all information supplied ...i dont support it either... trying to build a trophy fishery near your house especially in that country where families go to fish and camp isnt viable... growing up as a youngster the best part of fishing and your daily catch was also learning how to clean your fish and cook it if not it is the most important part... this area is highly recreational and used by families for such...it is a learning process that is passed down through the generations...being that it is such a high tourist location in bringing these changes you would shun such behaviour for the most part... there are many more out of the way lakes that this would be ideal in... dont make our provincially recognized lakes trophy only locations... who benefits from this??? the experienced anglers... 8/10 of people travelling to these destinations are not experienced anglers... and will not continue to come to these lakes if such changes are in place.... but maybe that is what some of us AO UNITED are pushing for??????
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You have not read the information.
This is not a trophy fishery. We are just allowing the trout to grow a couple of years. Trout growing to 20 inches in our lakes is easy. Why it does not happen is we severely limit our return on stocking investment by removing them before they grow. Once the cycle is started...yearly harvest is no less than the current status quo...and in fact...you get more fish to harvest.
Youngsters can't catch fish soon after stocking as they are all gone. These lakes have had poor fisheries in the past.
This is not a tourist fishing lake. These regulations would make it a tourist attraction as Albertans would be talking about these lakes being the best place to go like Bullshead.
While your arguments are hard to understand...the fact is fishing in these lakes fishing success will become easier. It will be easier to catch fish pure and simple. The fish will be more sporting insofar as more fish to catch from 12 to 19 inches and many fish to harvest at 20 inches plus. It will be the biggest draw around. People that never wanted to fish here in the past will want to fish here.
Rather than stocking 12 inch trout and harvesting them immediately...why not just go to a hatchery and collect your tax share? What is the difference. A 12 inch trout is neither sporting nor hard to catch right after stocking.
There are a number of people that flock to lakes like this and Mt Lorette ponds etc. immediately after stocking to fill their freezers. Then when you go to fish in July, August and Sept (sometimes within 2 weeks after stocking) while camping...there is nothing there. You would probably complain that not enough fish are stocked...but in the end for the cost involved it is not sustainable. You can let nature fatten the fish before harvest and let all users have fun and have fish to harvest.
Unfortunately for your argument...Bullshead proves this theory works for all users, people that want to eat fish and people that just want to catch fish.
I truly don't understand how to explain it any better. It has been said multiple different ways.
You will be a net benefactor of these changes... Explain to me why personally you feel you will not benefit rather than speculate on generalized tourists etc. I would love to discuss the facts rather than misinformation.
Thanks
Sun