Go Back   Alberta Outdoorsmen Forum > Main Category > Fishing Discussion

 
 
Thread Tools Display Modes
Prev Previous Post   Next Post Next
  #11  
Old 03-19-2019, 11:39 PM
RavYak's Avatar
RavYak RavYak is offline
 
Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: West Edmonton
Posts: 5,174
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by Poppa View Post
Why does fishing = retention? I have always been a firm believer that the fun is in the catching, not the keeping. I love the challenge of trying to a) Find the fish, and b) Get the fish to bite.

If I can let a fish go to get even bigger for someone else to catch, that's the best thing. I do not understand this mentality of needing to keep fish...
C&R regs can make some lakes produce trophy fish or lots of fish, both of which are really nice to have. Not every lake needs to be a trophy lake though and in fact many if not most of our lakes are not capable of being high quality fisheries even with minimal to no fishing pressure. C&R regs on lakes like this are useless as they will never meet the high standards AEP has set for a fishery to be considered "sustainable" and few people bother to fish these lakes when C&R regs are put in place.
Reply With Quote
 


Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off

Forum Jump


All times are GMT -6. The time now is 10:46 AM.


Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.5
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.