Money Well Spent
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I wasn't sure how to put the right title...so I used this one.
What I'm about to say will surely generate a bit of a fuss, that be said...been there...saw it....disgusted to say the least.
So here goes.
After a long awaited time and anticipation my wife and I arrived on the Island at an absolutely wonderful resort on the southern west coast.
Being sort of a social person, I love talking to different people and getting to know how to fish the area and of course what to use and where to go.
The conversation seemed to always sway towards some things that people where very upset about. (four years of being a fish and game club president)...gets your juice peaked to say the least.
Skip to day 3....Crab trap raided for a second time..as many others as well.
On the doc at cleaning station..
Wild coho being cleaned and more than allowed.
Rock fish.....way over the limits
Lingcod...way to small
Crab?....hmmm...
Day 4...people are now mad as hell.
Crab traps empty again...people seen checking them?
Non residents don't make waves...but there were some that would love to have looked after things there way.
Late afternoon of day four.
Took dog for a walk to the doc and passed some (people) dragging an igloo cooler that must have weighed 100 lbs
Seems as tho the general agreement was the cooler was full of rock cod and greenling.
Six people in a boat do not get to keep that many fish?....who checks?
Wild coho on the cleaning table?....mind your own business?
And the best of the best?...No understand English?
They have been caught and still nothing done?
You don't understand English and the rules?.....
One day they may learn the hard way.
Seems as tho I just missed someone pulling my trap by a few minutes.....the outcome would have been interesting to say the least..
I know they eat dogs where they are from...I would have taken the jacket off mine and let him enjoy the fruits of his enjoyment.
Scream and holler at me all you want...I am just pissed off at they way some people take advantage of our resources and nobody does anything.
We have RCMP reserve Cst...we have retired DFO(?)...Habitat conservation funds should chip in for people(peace officer status) to make a stand and stop all the **** that's going on?
Well..that's my rant for the day.
P.S
Sockeye fishery on Osoyoos lake yesterday was great.
What I'm about to say will surely generate a bit of a fuss, that be said...been there...saw it....disgusted to say the least.
So here goes.
After a long awaited time and anticipation my wife and I arrived on the Island at an absolutely wonderful resort on the southern west coast.
Being sort of a social person, I love talking to different people and getting to know how to fish the area and of course what to use and where to go.
The conversation seemed to always sway towards some things that people where very upset about. (four years of being a fish and game club president)...gets your juice peaked to say the least.
Skip to day 3....Crab trap raided for a second time..as many others as well.
On the doc at cleaning station..
Wild coho being cleaned and more than allowed.
Rock fish.....way over the limits
Lingcod...way to small
Crab?....hmmm...
Day 4...people are now mad as hell.
Crab traps empty again...people seen checking them?
Non residents don't make waves...but there were some that would love to have looked after things there way.
Late afternoon of day four.
Took dog for a walk to the doc and passed some (people) dragging an igloo cooler that must have weighed 100 lbs
Seems as tho the general agreement was the cooler was full of rock cod and greenling.
Six people in a boat do not get to keep that many fish?....who checks?
Wild coho on the cleaning table?....mind your own business?
And the best of the best?...No understand English?
They have been caught and still nothing done?
You don't understand English and the rules?.....
One day they may learn the hard way.
Seems as tho I just missed someone pulling my trap by a few minutes.....the outcome would have been interesting to say the least..
I know they eat dogs where they are from...I would have taken the jacket off mine and let him enjoy the fruits of his enjoyment.
Scream and holler at me all you want...I am just pissed off at they way some people take advantage of our resources and nobody does anything.
We have RCMP reserve Cst...we have retired DFO(?)...Habitat conservation funds should chip in for people(peace officer status) to make a stand and stop all the **** that's going on?
Well..that's my rant for the day.
P.S
Sockeye fishery on Osoyoos lake yesterday was great.