lets talk herring

[squiddler]

Were you lookin over my shoulder NIB??? seriously though, my point above about closing the harvest in the streams is simply to allow the few remaining out there to SPAWN, They cant do it if they cant get back to the stream. Of course commercial fishing needs to be addressed, and soon, but irresponsible taking of a not so important baitfish by recreational fisherman is just plain stupid. There are too many alternative baits both natural and man made that work wonders on the game fish we seek. Do you think it is co-incidence that so many "great" fisherman continually put massive fish on the beach or boat with artificials??? There are so many effective baits out there that it should be easy to switch. Adaptation is the key to mans ingenuity, and most great fisherman adapt.
Our biggest problem as humans in regards to the environment is that we feel the fate of the earth, along with its "other" inhabitants is different from that of ours as humans. It' s not. By helping troubled species all along the food chain when we can, we better help our fate, period.

Shutting down the runs is the only resp[onsible thing to do. Go buy some nice pearl colored slug gos in 9 inch, some storm shads in same size plus 6 inch, a few needlefish plugs, and some nice Pt. Jude tins and eel imitators, and youve done your part to relieve the pressure on 3 different troubled bait species; herring, bunker, and eels. Youve also pumped money into the local retail economy, have caught a few nice fish if your using said lures properly in th eright conditions, and you can look and the mirror and ignore the ugly face you see cuz you dun your good deed for the day, samaritan.

[NIB]

Hey I'm a responsible sporstman.I agree wit shutting it down if i thought it might do something.It's really not gonna make a difference. lets see em(comms) make the the same sacrifices for the fishery.

[squiddler]

Just because they wont do their part, doesnt mean we cant do ours. If 50k go in the Bournedale run again, and spawn, then 4 years from now there will be spawning age adults from that same Bournedale run or whatever run you insert. By protecting the spawn, you protect the current stock with same commercial pressures. its basic math. The protection of spawns in all species can result in increasing the populations of these animals. The same problem is happening in reverse with eels. The adults go BACK to sea to spawn, yet we harvest them prior to that in freshwater before they can spawn. We harvest the herring before they make it to their freshwater to do the same. Notice a trend?

I disagree that you not taking your 600 or so will make an impact. Look what they did with just 2 mating pairs of ospreys in the Westport river system. Just 2 mating pairs and 12-15 years later over 500 mating pairs along the surrounding river and bay systems.

If we shut down the runs, we allow the healthy, strong, hoprny fish to get in the pond and have at it layin eggs and shootin milt. 600 here, 6000 there adds up, all about the math.....

[thefishingfreak]

till morning