This summer the canal will be closed to Commercial fishing for stripers, rec only. I don't comm fish from a boat or from shore and it does not affect me nor do I have an opinion for or against. However, taking advantage of not having public meetings and just going forward with this new regulation about to come out is pretty suspect what the motivation is behind this decision.
I know the canal has been more of a sh i t show the past 5 years but this move just sounds like enforcement is being like government politicians do when things are difficult, they get lazy. They always want the easy way out.

When they made the regulations for a slot this year, did they consider a slot for Comms too? or is that another whole subject....

anyway, hopefully there will be less poaching going on but we will see.

Striped bass are too valuable a resource to catch just once.

slip for the most part / the states followed in line on the commercial ….... as it was …..RI took a 18% cut . so it comes to less days & less fish >< there would be a lot of dead fish with a slot ><>

thanks Mike, I see

https://www.onthewater.com/news/2020/05/11/massachusetts-weighs-closing-cape-cod-canal-to-commercial-striper-fishing

One could hope
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If there is one thing that saves the canal, in is Social Effing Distancing.

this is going to be an interesting summer...right on Bruce about the lazy officials..goes for big companies as well..

we've go massive schools of BIG bunker already...only a few small schoolies and holdovers so far.

If funny how everyone cares about the health of the striped bass until it’s time for commercial season to open up.

it’s all about blaming other people for the problems
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it’s all about blaming other people for the problems


That, is Human history summarized in one sentence.

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it’s all about blaming other people for the problems


That, is Human history summarized in one sentence.

Yup. I guess so.
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I've had it, I'm dumping all my plugs on SOL.

my only issues with comm guys in the canal is 3/4 have boat permits and taking more than a Comm guy with a shore permit , and EP do nothing about it.. But you can bank on the local canal rats calling the EP's after dropping His 6th fish in the box at the truck .. that someone who he doesn't know has more than 1 fish :smokin:

I've had it, I'm dumping all my plugs on SOL.

What is the diff. You haven't wet a line in 10 years.

What is the diff. You haven't wet a line in 10 years.
Might I remind you we shared a house on BI 7 years ago and it wasn’t a birdwatching excursion.

I recall you and Oakley both got skunked.
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Might I remind you we shared a house on BI 7 years ago and it wasn’t a birdwatching excursion.

I recall you and Oakley both got skunked.
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And this one time at band camp..........
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Might I remind you we shared a house on BI 7 years ago and it wasn’t a birdwatching excursion.

I recall you and Oakley both got skunked.
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Spence, you are correct on both counts. Mea Culpa