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Starting a new Topic as a spin-off from Brisco's entertaining "Almost Swamped at the Cap" thread. [^] The latest issue there was whether regulating over-crowded fishing areas (like the Ambleside beach at the Mouth of the Capilano River in West Vancouver) along the lines of Campbell River's "Tyee Pool" rules is a good idea for the future?
Brisco was saying, and rightfully so I might add, that people who troll without downriggers, using traditional 4-6 ounce weights and a LOT of line behind their boats are creating "problems" in crowded conditions where most fisherman are using downriggers and are used to tucking in quite close to each other to accommodate for limited space!
J-Global responded that he's been fishing without downriggers in the mouth of the Cap for 20 years, and he doesn't think that he should be forced to change tactics just because some people choose to use more "modern" equipment.
One of the responses to this debate was:
"J_Global and Brisco,
This is a moral dilemma! Both of you have very good points and are still at odds! There's no doubt that using the "old style" trolling in the kind of dense crowd that has unfortunately become the "norm" at certain places during certain times of the year is going to create problems. But old style trollers are not the only ones creating problems in places like that. The "crowd" itself is a problem... I think... and is the reason I usually avoid going there during those times... or fish it for an hour or two REALLY EARLY in the morning when most of the yahoos are still sleeping!
Also, I don't troll "old style", but is there not something to be said about "respect" for traditional methods? Why should traditional fishing techniques be excluded during the best times of the year? In Campbell River, the famous and historical "Tyee Pool" has been a huge success precisely because it is exclusively reserved for "traditional" NO POWER fishing from July 15th to September 15th! Is it time to look at regulating the mouth of the Cap (and other places like it in British Columbia) along similar lines? Hmm... I think I'd get a row boat if they did... and wouldn't that be fun!?"
I can think of a lot of places in BC that could benefit from "No Power" fishing rules! What do you guys think?
Oppi
Starting a new Topic as a spin-off from Brisco's entertaining "Almost Swamped at the Cap" thread. [^] The latest issue there was whether regulating over-crowded fishing areas (like the Ambleside beach at the Mouth of the Capilano River in West Vancouver) along the lines of Campbell River's "Tyee Pool" rules is a good idea for the future?
Brisco was saying, and rightfully so I might add, that people who troll without downriggers, using traditional 4-6 ounce weights and a LOT of line behind their boats are creating "problems" in crowded conditions where most fisherman are using downriggers and are used to tucking in quite close to each other to accommodate for limited space!
J-Global responded that he's been fishing without downriggers in the mouth of the Cap for 20 years, and he doesn't think that he should be forced to change tactics just because some people choose to use more "modern" equipment.
One of the responses to this debate was:
"J_Global and Brisco,
This is a moral dilemma! Both of you have very good points and are still at odds! There's no doubt that using the "old style" trolling in the kind of dense crowd that has unfortunately become the "norm" at certain places during certain times of the year is going to create problems. But old style trollers are not the only ones creating problems in places like that. The "crowd" itself is a problem... I think... and is the reason I usually avoid going there during those times... or fish it for an hour or two REALLY EARLY in the morning when most of the yahoos are still sleeping!
Also, I don't troll "old style", but is there not something to be said about "respect" for traditional methods? Why should traditional fishing techniques be excluded during the best times of the year? In Campbell River, the famous and historical "Tyee Pool" has been a huge success precisely because it is exclusively reserved for "traditional" NO POWER fishing from July 15th to September 15th! Is it time to look at regulating the mouth of the Cap (and other places like it in British Columbia) along similar lines? Hmm... I think I'd get a row boat if they did... and wouldn't that be fun!?"
I can think of a lot of places in BC that could benefit from "No Power" fishing rules! What do you guys think?
Oppi