Quote Originally Posted by ratherbefishin View Post
I suggest the decline in recreational salmon fishing is a direct result of political correctness,they refused to acknowledge,ordo anything about the exponential increase in pinoped predation,( up to 700%) because they didn’t want to incur the wrath of the ‘save the seals’protestors,and they would rather see the whole recreational salmon fishery die rather than do what California did, embarque on a massive hatchery program that has totaly restored their highly successful Chinook fishery to numbers not seen in decades.We went the ‘wild salmon’route( do nothing) and got exactly that- nothing .I drove out to Sooke a couple of days ago and the marina is virtually emptyy...this used to be the premium time to go after those 40 lb ‘smilies’
It's amazing how much better fish and wildlife is managed in the USA compared to here in BC.....