DAILY QUOTE: "A bad day of fishing is better than a good day of work" Unknown
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The advice was not from a fisheries enforcement officer, personally I believe it is wrong.I also reckon the Fisheries Enforcement Officer who caught you sitting on top of a school of bass pulling them in one after another would just about spit his teeth laughing if you told him the reason you were breaching a law was because you had a verbal interpretation of the rules from someone in the Department who was not an enforcement officer.I believe it was just a discussion amongst a group of fisho's and a personal opinion from the gentlemen concerned. (not the opinion of the Department) , very few people are empowered to make public statement on behalf of any government department. (Which I dont think he was intending to do, as said, just his opinion) Please no one go spouting this as gospel, or stating they have a statement from someone in authority, or god forbid mention his name - you'll only get the poor buggers but kicked. (Whether he is right or wrong, and he is a good bloke who helps us out a lot).Extract from the current guide, similar to the attachment Fitzy found on the web site, attached.
Specifically in regard to what Steve?fitz..
I would really like to see the ruling expressed officially in writing otherwise we are just going to have a rehash of the previous bunfight that Anita gave her opinion on."You will notice that attempting to catch fish is included in the definition of take and therefore my understanding is that if someone is attempting to take a species of fish during a closed season they would be in breech of the regulation."What is the difference between attempting to catch and targeting?Would not we be better off defining areas such as above Mt crosby in with the sip dams where you are allowed to catch bass all year round rather than some opinion that will allow immoral persons to flog the guts out of a fishery .CheersRay
Fitzy there is a lot of discussion above and many good comments from 8 or 10 people.Then there is the couple of hundred fellas who just want to get out there and fish, more interested in the colour of the skirts on our Spinnerbaits next time we go out. If the fisheries say it is a no go area we will go some where else.Its only for short while. And let those big Bass go to the rusty water and have some fun. Regards Gordon
Unfortunately Fitzy. Once the horse has bolted, as you put it it is virtually impossible in reality for the average fisho to differentiate between wild and stocked bass. If there is no impassable barrier downstream then there is not always a way of telling whether a fish is wild or not. Why don't people just avoid Bass is brackish water. They are not stretched over a large area so if you get some when chasing other fish then move.
Knowing ignorance is no excuse, The fact that nearly 80% of the people that i talk to while out and about do not even know the bass closed season existed or what it entaild.
Knowing ignorance is no excuse, The fact that nearly 80% of the people that i talk to while out and about do not even know the bass closed season existed or what it entaild.Steve
How true is that. And there are those that know that continue to target themFor me I will leave them alone for the 3 months, as there are more than enough other fish and places to play with. Why? its the current law. I agree that there are places that this law should be lifted, such as above weirs but until then ......I am with you Paul. Chasing some pinks in the rust water next week end.
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