Hey MNIOCC, I don't think anyone is concerned that you are sharing a report and most of us know that fish move around and may or may not be there tomorrow.
The general concern is the specific naming of spots on the internet and its contribution to the continuing shrinkage of access year to year.
Most of us attribute this loss of access to the saturation of spots with too many fishermen. Even if only a small % are hacks that litter, drink, disturb the locals, etc.. spots can get shut down in a hurry.
The internet age has people becoming impatient and want everything at the click of a button. Learning to fish is a slow process (where, when, what, how, etc) and it should be slow. People learn a little when they go thru that process and hopefully learn to respect the sport.
I think any spot will "age" to some degree. You bring a friend, he brings another friend, someone else stumbles on to it, whatever. But you have the benefit of knowing and trusting that friend... can't say that over the internet or in a magazine 'cause you don't know who's reading. And adding a few people here and there may not be noticeable... with all the other sites, books and mags, we're talkin' thousands.
I don't know where you fish, but maybe your spots have alot of public parking and can handle lots of fishermen... but alot of spots don't and can't. Maybe they are small, or have tenuous parking, or are on private property. This is where the concern comes from.
Don't take it personally, its a very "current" topic. We as a group are just trying to do the right thing and slow down the naming of spots on this site, and hopefully, slow down the loss of access.
I hope you can see where we are coming from and not take offense.
Hey, I'm a boat guy so I could give a crap
... just trying to help.
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