CROOKSIE Posted August 30, 2015 Posted August 30, 2015 On Sunday Aug 23 my nephew and I were questioned, by a Fish and Wildlife CO, about fishing the Jumping Pound. He stopped us in the Pine Top parking lot and explained to us that there was an emergency closure of the Jumping Pound, and many other rivers due to high temps and so on. I politely explained to him that all the rivers except one, reopened on the 21st. He seemed shocked by this info, but said it made sense after all the rain, and the cooler temps. I then asked him if he wanted to see our licenses, he said no and drove off. My question, should a CO not be the first one to know that these rivers have opened? Would he have not gotten a bulletin or something? How many fisherman did he prevent from fishing that weekend? Just curious if anyone else had an encounter like this. Quote
Current Posted August 30, 2015 Posted August 30, 2015 Wow. That's ridiculous. Maybe he just got back from vacation or something. You might want to send a note to the local F&W office. Probably Cochrane. http://esrd.alberta.ca/about-us/contact-us/fish-and-wildlife-area-office-contacts.aspx Hope you had a good day fishing! Quote
bcubed Posted August 30, 2015 Posted August 30, 2015 Ya not like he ticketed you and you had to fight it... Might not have got the memo Quote
bigalcal Posted August 30, 2015 Posted August 30, 2015 There was a lot of misinformation doled out during the closures Quote
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