Pigeon lake has been commercially fished since 1918. I mentioned earlier that in the beginning a person had to live within 2 miles of the lake to be able to net fish.
Then...
Between 1939 and 1946 commercial fishermen were allowed unlimited quotas. It took that 7 years to deplete the fishery. The annual harvest during that 7 year period was over 181,000 kg. of whitefish per season. Limits were restricted from 1947 to 1951 when the quota system was restored.
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This country was started by voyagers whose young lives were swept away by the currents of the rivers for ten cents a day... just for the vanity of the European's beaver hats. ~ Red Bullets
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It is when you walk alone in nature that you discover your strengths and weaknesses. ~ Red Bullets
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