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Make them take a day in court. That is a hell of a lot more intimidating then a couple hundred dollar fine. The public lands regulation is just that, it is not the fisheries act. I'm not a lawyer, but the regulation seems pretty straight forward that you will not be on the bed or bank of a river with a tired vehicle, it does not mention harm to fish and fish habitat (which would apply under other laws). Not sure why the F&W would worry about that, as is it his job to determine effects of damage? It should be a court appearance regardless.

Was gonna mention this after you shared it. Hopefully it has an impact. Definitely a more facilitating approach then bashing away at the keyboard

. Sure, i'll agree with that, as long as it's not negatively affecting watersheds, water quality, and generally extremely low impact users (e.g., hikers, fishers, etc). The ones that actually do it legally are not the problem, and unfortunately are going to get stuck into the same camps as the bad apples. However, if a small group of people weren't causing a disproportionate amount of damage to the environment, I can bet that people would care a whole lot less.

oooo that almost motivates me to strap on the flippers. Thing is a pig! almost

Private or where we talked about last year? Not that I'll be on a lake anytime soon haha

It's a wildlife refuge (Poplar Island). They really cranked up the signage this past year on it. Think it's good nesting habitat for birds, coyotes and deer calving area. People ignoring signs... That one I think we both know why. Personally I don't see an issue with people parking and fishing on it, but shouldn't be wading/walking above the high water mark. It's a pretty decent fine if you get caught on it, high water or otherwise

ya, i managed to have one eat a size 2 JJ special ripped back to the boat...they get a little creative sometimes trying to figure out how they're going to fit that into it's mouth

Or just fish a sex dungeon 100% of the time..that'll keep the whitefish at bay

I typically find whiteys in the back end of the buckets, and trout up at the tops. Fish faster and shallower then you'd expect... You'll be surprised In how little and how fast trout want. particularly in summer

They'll share a run, but it's pretty rare to get a whitefish and trout in back to back casts without moving. I agree with everything George was saying. Also, in the conditions post you said you got your fish on a worm. It's probably not much of a guess to say you're always worming? Whiteys love the worm

does that work for otters?

It's always present, shows up with high stress (and lots of rainbows have it now following the spawn, and can recover)

maybe we're returning to a normal level of magpies and crows, since there's less of them being shot for being 'annoying' yikes

Id probably trade my 590 One for a 590 Z-Axis if I had the chance... Regret selling my Z, just so much love

I didn't have an issue just taping the *hit out of the new wires to the old wire when pulling through the tube. Go to town with the tape and you'll be fine If you feel resistance, stop!

I'm sure it's a winter of crap built up on the banks...

well...hope there wasnt much for rainbow trout spawning activity in there this year... From 2.6 cms to 46 in less then half an hour... yikes

They also seem to be willing to let more water out during drought conditions..will be interested to see the results of that

Skip the joint, it doesn't seem to add anything to them once in the water, and makes tying way faster

That gravel in high water, moves downstream and donates spawning gravel into the system. If you've looked at that bar since the last two years of low water, it is virtually concrete from the number of vehicles that have been on it. That gravel also has had redds on it in the fall in the in previous years. It's not inconsequential It also sets a precedent. If it's allowed here, why not just do it anywhere? Simply put, it is illegal to be on that bar unless you're launching a watercraft with a tired vehicle. If people can't have a brain in an extremely high visible location, then what are they doing down at Mac or Policemens. Hell, this makes the access groups job a lot harder, as they have to be able to indicate that this same issue won't happen elsewhere.

they likely won't be able to place blocks within the bed, as it will cause a potential hazard to navigation in higher waters. Add in the city and their safety requirements and it'll never happen

Considering the number of drift-boaters that seemed that they just HAD to get in that rip-rap bank upstream of the bridge and went way upstream to launch every morning.... we reap what we sow.. Hope this makes a few people realize just how temporary all these launches are, and we should have a bit more respect for what is provided to us

Here's a solution. Post a newbie cop there. Ticket everyone that goes down it without a boat

Fish Creek was 13.7 degrees before the cooler weather this week... A mid season closure is pretty well imminent in my mind, especially as they're predumping ghost again

A month earlier then standard freshet...