We just paid $5 for a local launch; not trying to rub things in. On the contrary, I am agreeing with you that $15 / launch is ludicrous. I'd be ticked off, too.
And I would also have been upset by the huge muskellunge you found dead.
QUESTION EVERYONE: (Doesn't Wolfe ALWAYS have questions?!)
Since the muskie was dead and of an enormous size, would it be legal or illegal to take that fish for mounting purposes? Probably most would not want to shell out the $$ to mount a dead fish they didn't catch, but I would actually consider it. I, personally, wouldn't want to kill a muskie I caught for mounting, but since this trophy size was already dead....???
Just wondering what the law is on that situation, and also what state a fish needs to be in when delivered to the taxidermist. What a shame that such an impressive fish had to die for nothing.
W.