There is a popular conscensus that the south is taking a beating again
  In the new fishing regs ....the north ....free again .
  On April 19, at the Brooks Legion at 7:00 pm an open meeting put
  On by the Brooks F&G  with govt fish geniuses from PP 1 , to answer
  Your questions . Be there or forever hold your peace .

My sincerest apologies .....I haven't heard to much about the north but
 In the south it's like a whole bunch anglers came out of their coma .lol
 I have been fishing for 65 years , I come from a large community of poachers
  Especially fish ....I call it ....The Robin Hood Ethic .....the king than the Queens
  And their Govt s Fish and game  were ours for the taking . I see for a variety of reasons fish poaching
  becoming even more rampant here and not just new Canadians .
       The dippers haven't changed a thing ,it's all about revenue and no expenditure .
    I will going to that meeting , now where did I leave my pitch fork and fiery brand .  Lmao

Now if you have not seen futility in action and not
  Been angry and frustrated in a while . Attend this
   Meeting ,

How did the meeting go?

 Same old same old . Mostly uninformed public ,given a bunch of data that is likely
  BS or modified to suit the ESRD s purpose .
   I only fish reservoirs in the south and 15 yrs ago I investigated why no stocking
    Of Walleyes in those man made ditches . There's a whole whack of reasons ....
     Everything from not conducive to EID s mission ,to costs 'to poor water for this ,
      To slow growth rate ,to every ESRD minister couldn't pull their heads out of their
        Asses on any given day ! There are no fish to be kept unless you want to pay the
        Tag tax ...not enough fish for everybody unless you want to buy them ...I am beginning
           To be suspicious of the govts intentions lmao ..other than  more closures there's nothing new .
         It is amusing to watch some wet behind the ears nube  go all deranged
          Armed with a total lack of knowledge .
            But you have to admire Alberta govts in the smoke blowing dept , their still
              Trying to sell natural reproductions to support an overused fishery . No other
              Govt in North America is trying that bullshit , they charge the public and stock
               the fish , it's not about taking all the licence revenue and putting it in general
               Funds and screw the public again .
                In light of the current Elected Govt it is obvious that a good  amount of Albertans
                 Will buy anything !  Basically the same as the last one ...or no foreplay before
                    The actual  act ....you know what I mean!

Well may as well throw me in with that group pack cause God forbid I like to eat a fish now and then as well.

W101 isn't talking about killing everything that bites the hook what he is talking about is proper management and getting something out of a recourses that we put millions into. Put and take fisheries are done in thousands of jurisdictions in North America for walleye and it works just fine. It's about getting something out of what you pay for. Alberta's method of management is brain dead, lazy and out dated, it's the rejects approach. Alberta had a successful walleye hatchery program going what happened to it, it got thrown out the window and we have nothing today. We put millions of dollars a year into fish management in this province what happens to it ? It's spent on more useless studies, wages for fish officers to sit in the office 3/4 of the day and drink coffee, sea-doo's so they can cruise around like goofs on the lake. Lazy, brain dead, moronic approach to management.

No the issue is not the guy that takes home a dozen fish or so a year to eat, it's the puppet people that support this method of management they are the issue. Instead of making changes and supporting proper management they are convinced the same old same old will work. Go ahead keep opening your wallet and giving them your cash for nothing it's working my friend it's working just fine isn't it.

PS. Never go on an outdoors forum and degrade another outdoorsman for wanting to and enjoying the fruits of his labour from the outdoors.

 Walleye u r right on .

  When I read Packs posts I think of that famous poem ....Desiderata.

   There's a line there that says " Even the dull  and ignorant have a story to tell "
     So do tell us more . I know only to well , as English is my second language ,
     It is a difficult one , and reading comprehension is almost non existent.
     
      If I had not fished as many put and take waters as I have ,I might believe
       that Alberta Govt have been good intentioned for the last 50 yrs but failed .
        A renewable fishery might have been possible but it's too late .Govt's
         Have done so many things wrong in Management it's irreversible .
         Now it's just about not spending any money on this resource .
          Basically I don't care what fish savers have to say , I ve been fishing Walleyes
           For 65 years , lifetime member of the Fish and Fry Club. I will keep on eating
            fish and they can keep on watching them . Not a thing is going to change .
              We are going to hemorrhage when the dippers bring back conservation
               Netting . It's what's best for the resource ....don't ya know .
   
            Sorry I left out the part about Wes Gas at the meeting .lmao

             Now here is the truth.....With the Closure of lakes within an hour of
              Calgary , the eat anything that swims crowd have moved further afield .
                Into Wes-Packs exclusive territory . That territory still has keeper limits
                 And they are wokking up down the shore keeping everything .
                 there's no virtue here ,  he is pissed . I believe he's on the other forum
                  In disguise .
                 
              There is no doubt in my mind that the north eastern US states, Michigan
               Minnesota, N Dakota ,S Dakota, Montana , Idaho and more have no idea
               What the hell they're doing in stocking and fish management .
                 According to PackH they cannot do what they are successfully doing .
                 Limited to say the least .
         

Pack has a good point, the Government has painted themselves into a corner by managing exclusively for one species while neglecting others. It's a very poor management scheme.

I think the main focus in Alberta has been on walleye because walleye are the most targeted species. The only reason pike are starting to take a hit is because no one can keep an eye to eat so they take home a snot rocket instead.
 It blows my mind how people can be against a walleye stocking program in this province yet are fully behind the useless program of stocking every damn mud hole and slew full of useless sterile trout. What on Gods green earth even makes this close to being a good idea. How many millions of dollars and time and recourses are spent and have been spent in this province over the years on putting in a fish that has no chance of ever reproducing how can this be an alternative to stocking a species that will do some reproduction on its own. Think about how many millions of sterile trout have been put into our systems over the years what of those were fully fertile walleye that were put into our walleye lakes what kind of shape do you think our walleye population would be in and our pike population for that matter, I know, they would be overly abundant. We have spent and continue to spend huge resources on species that aren't even native to our waters. When someone does put a native fish in some of those waters like Perch they poison out the native species that is taking care of itself by reproducing so that can keep dumping a sterile fish in there and keep wasting the money. When where and how does this make sense to anyone.

Screw them damn mud hen worm infested sterile fish and put my money in a fish that can and does and will reprocpduce itself and something that I don't have to plug my nose off when eating it.

Anyone that doesn't think walleye stocking works should take a trip out to LLB lake some day and have a fish. That lake was near dead 30 years ago. For a few years they stocked it they even had a rearing pond built and used it to stock the lake and many others in the area. It worked that lake has an abundance of walleye in it. Why did they stop ?? they had a good thing going.

I am not against throwing fish back lord knows I throw back 95% of my catch but what I hate is the wasted money the brain dead approach to the recourse. I am sick and tired of paying and paying for shit and not getting anything back for it. I am tired of watching one group of people in my province taking out what my money has put in and myself not being able to enjoy it. I am sick and tired of stupid politicians and union bosses taking money that we have put into a program and a recourse and using it for personal gain and putting it into programs that have nothing to do with fisheries and telling us lies and using excuses.