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Originally Posted by RavYak
This is ridiculous. I don't believe these waterbodies are in rough shape(at least not according to AEP's own reports...) and closing these rivers only significantly increases the pressure on other rivers...
Then once reopened everyone will pounce and fishing pressure will be 4 times what it regularly is now...
Leave all these rivers open. Heck reopen the Pembina too. Angling pressure needs to be spread out not concentrated.
Hopefully other anglers all tell AEP to get lost with this idea. Only a matter of time before all the rivers are closed and there are tags for all pike and walleye etc.
Fishing is fine in the province, we don't need to try and improve it by these ridiculous methods that won't work(and which will just lead to permanent closures).
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You are bang on... First of all they NEVER due any habitat restoration so that is a load of crap..
20 years ago we were telling them make all flowing waters Catch and Release except for Brook Trout and limited Rocky Harvest and close the Bull Trout water by Sept 15th.
If they close it for 5 years they may NEVER open it.
And look at the Lovett river they shutdown. Brook trout are multiplying and there has been no habitat restoration.