wildmanyeah
Crew Member
There is little doubt that we Have equipment that is better then ever before.
That does not mean we catch more fish.
That does not mean we catch more fish.
Fishing methods and type of pressure has clearly changed. The straight of Georgia seems pretty common to troll down 200 feet plus. I don't think that was done heavily in the past. I have a feeling we are doing a better job of catching what is available to catch than in the past.
It truly would be interesting to see if this statement from your posted data is still valid or not. Perhaps it has changed greater or less than as implied than it is today.
“Ten percent of the fishermen catch more than half of the total catch, while nearly 40 percent catch no salmon at all”
Therefor the natural shift has been onto what is available for the angler to target at that time of participation.
You didn't. Your data that you copy paste did.
I am trying to understand it 2.
For the record…"Its sad to see all these old guys come out against a fishery"
Most of the old guys you are referring to, including myself, fished only occasionally in the summer months in boats that were generally 16' or smaller, didn't have downriggers or depth sounders and took nowhere near the salmon the big boats of today take who are the fully equipped with electronics and downriggers and can fish most anywhere in most any weather!