MSBA's role in Striper Hearings?.....and a proposal.

[Alhbg]

Originally Posted by fishsmith

Striped bass catch limit bills draw crowds, encounter resistance - Rockport, MA - Wicked Local Rockport


I don't favor stripers being designated a game fish, and agree with the words of this charter captain.

Peter Kelly, a charter captain from Marion, said he has been fishing in Massachusetts waters for more than 45 years. He theorized that the warmer water in the past few years was driving more fish further off the coast. That is why recreational fishermen, who cannot afford to fuel boats to go further out, may be seeing less fish, he said.

“As fuel keeps going up, recreational catches are going to keep going down,” Kelly said.

I thought fishing for stripers in the EEZ was illegal.

[numbskull]

Originally Posted by Alhbg

I thought fishing for stripers in the EEZ was illegal.

Most of the fish caught in MA this year came from a single school off Chatham that hung 1/2 to 3 miles out.

As for global warming being the culprit, I'd think Maine and NH would be the beneficiary but that is not happening.

It doesn't really matter, however, this thread is not about what is happening to the fish, it is about what MSBA could or should do in order to speak more accurately for all the recreational fishermen in the state if that is in fact how they have represented themselves. Again, as a club they have an ideal opportunity to survey recreational fishermen on this hot topic issue (as admission tickets are turned in) and doing so certainly would be helpful to clarifying just exactly how recreational fishermen really do feel.

It is so simple to do, why not do it?