EP Checking Fish at the Canal

[Sweetwater]

Wow! I'm feeling the love Big Fish! Of course, you are 100% correct, the EP was only doing his job and I'm all for enforcement of fishing regs. I guess I was just seeing the mental image of my friend crashing head first into the rocks as he hurried his fish up to the path while the fishing was still hot. Consider me properly rebuked.

[BigFish]

I know its irritating SW....but whats the guy to do? Climb down there himself? They must have a criteria or set method....obviously he felt it needed to be measured? I was climbing around down there myself yesterday and I know how slippery it can be...nevermind tricky!

[Mike P]

Originally Posted by BigFish

I know its irritating SW....but whats the guy to do? Climb down there himself? They must have a criteria or set method....obviously he felt it needed to be measured? I was climbing around down there myself yesterday and I know how slippery it can be...nevermind tricky!

They probably don't want to be accused of selective enforcement. Their guidelines probably tell them to measure every fish.

Those guys are wearing uniform shoes with leather soles, probably. They can't climb down the rocks in them without breaking their necks.

[GonnaCatchABig1]

at first i just thought of licenses as a way to suck more money out of people. but if they actually enforce the license rules.. can you imagine how many of these knuckle heads could be eliminated? get caught with a short there goes yer license. get caught with out a license.. world of pain.


if the enforce it i will love it. if not.. just another way to sap money.

[BigFish]

Chris.....think about it.......if someone has such low moral scruples as to keep shorts......do you think they are going to abide by whether or not they have a fishing license?

[Jenn]

Originally Posted by BigFish

Chris.....think about it.......if someone has such low moral scruples as to keep shorts......do you think they are going to abide by whether or not they have a fishing license?

So true.....


Sweetwater-so many times fish size has been debated here......
So many seasoned fishermen and its interesting to see how they all vary when the yearly "guess the size of this fish" thread comes around. I dont blame the EP one bit for breaking out the tape too be sure.

In the past 10 years I think I have been checked once or twice by the EPs or rangers........Its sad because I enjoy seeing them out there and wish they were there more often.......

[GonnaCatchABig1]

Originally Posted by BigFish

Chris.....think about it.......if someone has such low moral scruples as to keep shorts......do you think they are going to abide by whether or not they have a fishing license?

very true.. but i feel it will still deter many of the "ignorant short keepers". the people who just don't care however, nothing but constant fines/arrests will stop them.

[BigFish]

Then you are easily fooled Chris! Nothing stops the ignorant! Their attitude is that they have a right to take them and damn the rules/laws! They are lawbreakers at heart and do not care about the fishery....take, take, take!