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Venting on a very popular, wide reaching website such as In-Depth (or even small, insignificant ones) will do nothing to address your concerns.
That sounds pretty arrogant.
On the contrary, it SHOULD be just the opposite. Now I’ll vent. Fishing web sites, big or small, have the ability and responsibilty to reach an invaluable resource that can and should address issues and concerns of everyone and aid in taking care of a resource that they use. The DNR has their hands full and are understaffed to put it mildly. My concerns and objections have already been presented to the DNR and there are those within the state system that are expressing the very same thoughts as mine. We have discussed it. There are also several us that have expressed our thoughts to the DNR about the taking of illegal fish. This is a thread on Lake Wissota and my thoughts being presented are about it. These web sites can and should be partaking in the care of our lakes. I promote helping the DNR with donations, blocks and labor aiding crib building, volunteered my time to the DNR in helping with anything they need doing that I’m capable of helping with, Lake Association in removing Eurasian Milfoil brought in on the boats of “fisherman”, gets my boat nice and dirty, did and donated photography for it’s use on clothing items for Friends Of Lake Wissota State Park to raise money for it and am also a member, supplying lakes reports for the local news programs and all for not a dime. It should be about giving and not just taking. Web sites big or small, people old or young using this resource have not only a responsibility but an obligation to helping it and not pass the buck. I’m trying very hard to do my share and have spent a lifetime on this lake helping and it’s time some of the self serving, self indulgent attitudes chip in and do their share. If you have time to fish, then you also have time to help preserve fishing.
