The whole beach permit thing has gotten completely out of hand. I fished the back beaches for the last 30 years and last year it was such a zoo I decided not to get the permit this year.
It's not the fishermen. It's the folks who want a day at the beach complete with cabanas, grills, float tubes etc. Don't get me wrong, they have as much right as I do to be on the beach but I feel some type of concession should be made to the fishing community. Maybe 2 different types of permits and I am not sure how it would be enforced either.
The weekly permit is even worse. last year, if you were not in the lot by 5 AM, you were out of luck
So this year, I will not fight the battle. Fish the parking lots and walk alot. It a healther way to fish anyway.
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