Yes, I'm going to miss fishing "the herring run" with river herring

[jettyjockey18]

last year was the first year i didn't fish herring since '91 because i didn't get drawn for a middleboro herring permit and i stopped fishing the canal run in the mid 90's...i definitely missed it for all the reasons already listed...

[Slipknot]

I stopped getting herring in 2001 I think. I got 1 herring that year, the lines were rediculous. I have not fished them live since then.
I don't miss it, it's too much like work. Some people think tossing 4-5 ounce jigs for hours work, I call it recreation, especially when the fish are biting. Herring fishing can be addicting I know, but the lines and the shortages take the fun out of it. I hope the runs can recover, but I think it will take more than 3 years, the good thing is they didn't wait untill there were practically none left.

[gone fishin]

I for one will miss the zoo at the run, BUT I hope the herring recover quickly and the lesson is learned. No herring and that means no bait and that means NO BASS! Anyone who fishes the canal can attest to that.