03-19-2013, 03:45 AM
Bad move IMO, but primarily so during the early morning hours.
At Willard, late night harvesting is the greatest issue and where the vast majority of abuse occurs. I hear regularly from very reliable sources about the huge late night success that occurs on the north dike, and now that the inlet area has been opened up, I'm certain it too will be abused it's fullest potential.
The best thing to do to protect the fishery at Willard would be to close it down after a certain hour since it can't be monitored effectively around the clock. I guarantee that more fish (and some of the largest ones) are taken in vast amounts between the hours of 1 a.m. and 4 a.m. than any other time of day or night.
Sad part is, doing this would punish the law abiding fisherman / woman as well.
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At Willard, late night harvesting is the greatest issue and where the vast majority of abuse occurs. I hear regularly from very reliable sources about the huge late night success that occurs on the north dike, and now that the inlet area has been opened up, I'm certain it too will be abused it's fullest potential.
The best thing to do to protect the fishery at Willard would be to close it down after a certain hour since it can't be monitored effectively around the clock. I guarantee that more fish (and some of the largest ones) are taken in vast amounts between the hours of 1 a.m. and 4 a.m. than any other time of day or night.
Sad part is, doing this would punish the law abiding fisherman / woman as well.
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