American eel not threatened or endangered

[riverrat2]

This is great news for all us less skilled fisherman.

[Rockport24]

I hope #^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^& doesn't read your comments about how eels are for less skilled fisherman... let's not get that started again.
Either way, this is great news and supports my plan of doing a lot of eel fishing this coming season.

[Canalman]

Originally Posted by riverrat2

This is great news for all us less skilled fisherman.

Not less skilled... just the ones that catch Big fish

[zimmy]

This could be good news.

However, as part of the sky is falling group oke: ... I will add that, as of last spring there was not enough data for a decision to be made. If you go find the literature on it, it was repeated again and again that there isn't enough data. For anyone who knows the way it works, from july to february is not enough time to collect data, analyze it, have it reviewed, meet about it, etc. Hopefully the science behind this decision is sound, it just doesn't make sense that it would come now from everything I have heard and read from procedings, including word of mouth from people who sit in on them.

Endangered/threatend status is a drastic qualification and very difficult to get for many reasons.

Again, this sounds good...

[fishaholic18]

Originally Posted by Canalman

Not less skilled... just the ones that catch Big fish