Could Government actually ban public fishing rights??

[ratsotail]

I almost fell out of my chair today when I came across this news article:
http://sports.espn.go.com/outdoors/salt ... id=4975762. Currently, this bill is being considered to ban public fishing in US coastal, streams and Great Lakes fisheries and it links its momentum coming from recent bear hunt bans put in place in Ontario.

Here's an excerpt to get your interest: "The Obama administration will accept no more public input for a federal strategy that could prohibit U.S. citizens from fishing the nation's oceans, coastal areas, Great Lakes, and even inland waters".

Keep an eye out fellow anglers to a movement gaining strength in a lake, stream or coastal area near you!


tight lines forever,

ratsotail

[troutbum]

Not if they want to stay in power.

[Jimmy_1]

and we claim to fear communism???

Good God! Look where Socialism/Capitalism gets us!

[West Lake Willows]

This is no joke guys. You can read the interim report here

http://www.whitehouse.gov/administratio ... erimreport

If this passes in the US you know it won't be long before our government looks at it here.

Crazy world we live in that this can actually be a serious consideration.

Scott

[Geos]

This looks like good Ole American fear mongering.

He makes a lot of (worst case) assumptions based on the fact his group was not consulted.

Statements like {Additionally, some of these same organizations have revealed their anti-fishing bias by playing fast and loose with "facts," in attempts to ban tackle containing lead in the United States and Canada}
show fear mongering.

Facts about lead in water are pretty simple.

Looking at was used to be good fishing 20 year ago to now should prove, what they are doing now is not working and looking to change it should be viewed as a step in the right direction.

This smells just like the NRA sky is falling approach.

[Geos]

This is no joke guys. You can read the interim report here

http://www.whitehouse.gov/administration/eop/ceq/initiatives/oceans/interimreport

If this passes in the US you know it won't be long before our government looks at it here.

Crazy world we live in that this can actually be a serious consideration.

Scott

Thanks for the link Scott

It looks like they are trying to set up new a federal group for any and everything to do with water, this would make it easy to handle issues like the Asian carp but it would also make it easy to divert great lake water to Vegas when they run out.

Homeland and water security?

[MLR]

This is what I was getting at with my Marine Protected Area thread

http://www.fish-hawk.net/hawktalk/viewt ... highlight=

It has happened, is happening and is going to happen alot more right here in Canada

http://www.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/oceans/marinea ... ex-eng.htm

[eye-tracker]

MPA's are a real threat, so try to get informed as an angler.

Shimano has some great information on in the advocacy section of their website.
http://advocacy.shimano.com/publish/con ... areas.html

-sheldon

[Bass Addict]

NO

[bucketmouth]

Like we'd have the resources to police a no-fishing law! MNR is already understaffed and I think the police are well busy writing tickets and busting grow ops...

[MLR]

Like we'd have the resources to police a no-fishing law! MNR is already understaffed and I think the police are well busy writing tickets and busting grow ops...

Like we had the resources to support a long gun registry either, the government has shown that they don't care what something costs.

[Glacier]

It could not be enforced. Impossible. I would love to see the media shots and the public reaction of kids being locked up with their Parents for fishing.

Despite what PETA may wish, we are all omnivores.. we always will be.

The only way sport fishing could ever be stopped is through a long term villification of sport fishing targetting young children. That, or a destruction of the fisheries..

[slop]

A great way to kick-start the economy someone buy these folks a calculator

[Eli]

guess I'll have to become an outlaw

[Jimmy_1]

Well,

We have Harper and the good ol'boys in power at the moment.

But you can bet your butt if Bush (the redneck he is) and his hunting buddies (Cheney) were still in power, this would never have even got off the ground!