Post by Double Haul on Jul 27, 2017 14:33:31 GMT -4
Was on the NW Upsalquitch this past weekend and was not very impressed. FYI, 5" long spoons aren't supposed to be in a salmon pool. We found 2 in upper 9 mile.
Met a lady at upper 6 mile on the full day of our crown reserve. She walked out of the bank wearing waders and holding spin gear. Said she was fishing trout in a nearby brook. I think we surprised her when we had run the river with canoes. I may have passed it off as extremely odd had it not been for everything that was observed.
Ran into a family that was looking "for a spot to fish trout" that came into the crown reserve campsite. After telling them that it was crown reserve and fly fishing only they left. Thought it was an honest mistake/ignorance, then saw them spin fishing at the Fidel Legace Bridge at the top of Cravens.
Co-worker had the stretch just before us (Thursday-Saturday). Two different groups came in and with spin gear. One group fished just upper 9 mile. The other group showed up the next day and fished upper and lower 9 mile.
There will be no fish left if this type of behaviour keeps up. Enforcement seems frustrated by FNs being able to invoke rights outside of fisheries agreements with no reporting on harvest levels. Combine this with the ever increasing number of individuals who are excercising these rights there becomes confusion and apathy over who is poaching and who has status rights. So wh y bother at all? Bloody frustrating. Crown reserves should be protected from open harvest. We will see the closure of fisheries even on the Restigouche....
Yes, I reported to DFO, DNR and RWMC![]()
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Met a lady at upper 6 mile on the full day of our crown reserve. She walked out of the bank wearing waders and holding spin gear. Said she was fishing trout in a nearby brook. I think we surprised her when we had run the river with canoes. I may have passed it off as extremely odd had it not been for everything that was observed.
Ran into a family that was looking "for a spot to fish trout" that came into the crown reserve campsite. After telling them that it was crown reserve and fly fishing only they left. Thought it was an honest mistake/ignorance, then saw them spin fishing at the Fidel Legace Bridge at the top of Cravens.
Co-worker had the stretch just before us (Thursday-Saturday). Two different groups came in and with spin gear. One group fished just upper 9 mile. The other group showed up the next day and fished upper and lower 9 mile.
There will be no fish left if this type of behaviour keeps up. Enforcement seems frustrated by FNs being able to invoke rights outside of fisheries agreements with no reporting on harvest levels. Combine this with the ever increasing number of individuals who are excercising these rights there becomes confusion and apathy over who is poaching and who has status rights. So wh y bother at all? Bloody frustrating. Crown reserves should be protected from open harvest. We will see the closure of fisheries even on the Restigouche....
Yes, I reported to DFO, DNR and RWMC
