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« Reply #15 on: January 20, 2010, 07:22:03 PM » |
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That fish pellet thing could get quite expensive for them before long...besides, how do you prove they're polluting and not just feeding the fish....Methinks it would take one helluva pile to create the pollution issue..Besides, we can drill more holes than they could possibly sabotage; it's a big sheet of ice...
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« Reply #16 on: January 20, 2010, 08:41:19 PM » |
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From my understanding it is illegal to interfere with the lawful pursuit of angling or hunting. If the individual was caught doing so he would have to justify his reasoning for doing it and from what I have been told they aren't out fishing, just going around from hole to hole dumping pellets and leaving... effectivley feeding the fish and making them less likely to bite.. not sure why but it is wrong and it can harm the fish if all the feed is not consumed.. or they are feeding the goldfish...
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« Reply #17 on: January 21, 2010, 05:06:24 PM » |
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Still think the interfering thing would be hard to prove...If he's not actually dumping pellets down the hole you're fishing in, how's he interfering?...Not that I like what he may be doing, just saying he seems to be acting in a very grey area...
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« Reply #18 on: January 21, 2010, 05:43:44 PM » |
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I totally agree Steve.. very grey area indeed and very difficult to prove..
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« Reply #19 on: January 21, 2010, 06:42:45 PM » |
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Difficult to prove is one thing. But a visit from a conservation officer may make somebody thing twice about continuing to do what they are doing.
If I have some time tomorrow I might try and take a look through some of the regulations.
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« Reply #20 on: January 22, 2010, 05:30:03 PM » |
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DNR already is aware of this situation. The person in question is "only feeding the fish" This alone does not break the law. And there is no way of proving that the amount of food will spoil the water. so really until spring when the water warms up no one can tell if the food will foul the water.
The officer told me that in his eyes it was no different that a fisherman dumping oatmeal in the water.
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« Reply #21 on: January 22, 2010, 06:27:24 PM » |
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What?...fishermen dump oatmeal in the water?...Tell me it isn't so....
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« Reply #22 on: January 22, 2010, 08:24:02 PM » |
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« Reply #23 on: January 22, 2010, 09:54:26 PM » |
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With all due respect to DNR, they are not looking at the reality of the situation. There is no way that dumping loads of pellets into the water at night is the same as dropping some oatmeal to improve visability of the fish.
As always they will wait until it is too late to do anything about it.
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« Reply #24 on: January 23, 2010, 05:09:43 PM » |
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I agree, too late once the ice thaws.. if anyone has one of those fish views.. camera that you can drop down and see what is going on. Then maybe you could see the pellets on the bottom.. that should be proof enough for the CO's to take some action. There is a difference between feeding them in the summer time when their metabolism is high and they eat every few hours.. in the winter it slows quite a bit and they might eat once a week.. that food is going to go bad before they consume it. Again I don't know how much is being put down the holes but obviously it is enough to turn them off.
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« Reply #25 on: January 23, 2010, 05:17:26 PM » |
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They must have dumped truckloads in Meadow Pond as well, based on the very few fish we caught today compared to two weekends ago...lol
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« Reply #26 on: January 23, 2010, 05:43:11 PM » |
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Could be that, or the mere presence of Birddog, which seems to keep the fish away as well.
Hope you guys had a good time, fish or no fish. Me? I dropped $400 to fix my car.
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« Reply #27 on: January 23, 2010, 06:03:34 PM » |
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You nailed it, TT. As mediocre as my success may be during the regular fishing season, it drops off to zilch when the water freezes. I think today was my 9th or 10th trip ever, and only once have I ever managed to catch anything. If I wasn't such a social animal (insert eye rolling here) I would never bother.
As I said in the other thread though, when you've got good company, an abundance of cozy shelters and a steady supply of artery-hardening food at your disposal, it ain't so bad to be utterly fishless.
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« Reply #28 on: January 23, 2010, 07:07:26 PM » |
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anyone have any views, regarding a surface noise factor in a rather small area like meadow pond, and if the water is saturated with food smell and particles, would this be the cause for lack of hunger? possibly,?. reelman.
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« Reply #29 on: January 23, 2010, 09:06:01 PM » |
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That idea was discussed, reelman and there could be some validity to it...We were sittting over the same part of the pond with the same amount of people that we were on two weeks ago and that trip produced 60+ fish....We actually got more speckles than rainbows today...Only 8-10 fish today, I believe...
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