Let’s change the narrative for a second.
Playland. Disneyland. Knots Berry Farm
Why do places like this exist? so they can amuse the masses? No. once you get thru the gates you spend and spend and spend. They make money with popcorn, and those little donuts and deep fried ice cream.
The economic benefits that sport fishing derives in all the little communities up and down the coast , hotels , restaurants, tourism etc should be enough of a motivator for the PROVINCIAL govt to wade in to Ottawa and take over the fishery.
I’m amazed at the amount of shaming that is happening on this forum towards people that just want to harvest fish. For me, the worst part of the entire day is smashing a beautiful species over the head with a stick. To me that’s not what it’s about. it’s a way of life that i’ve been accustomed to since i was a small child. People also keep mentioning “ privilege” like we are somehow bad that we have nice boats and trucks etc. My fondest and most precious memories came in a 14’ Lund with a 9.9 Johnny.
Divide and conquer? Already done. our opponents are reading these forums and rubbing their hands together with glee.