dec regulations changes

[eyehi]

anyone post comments about the proposed changes on the dec website ? i am against the 1 walleye on the st lawrence river change. protect the spawning females with a slot limit dont ruin the hole walleye fishing expierience. why would i drive 30 minutes to a river when i can only bring home 1 fish. i see more walleyes caught than pike but no one talks about that.

[Grumpyoldman]

E-mail the Commissioner of the DEC and ask why they changed the limit. Go to DEC  website, "contact us", find the Commissioner's address and shoot him a line. You deserve an explanation.     

[eyehi]

E-mail the Commissioner of the DEC and ask why they changed the limit. Go to DEC  website, "contact us", find the Commissioner's address and shoot him a line. You deserve an explanation.     

they havent made the change yet they are taking comments from anglers right now to ask our opinions we need to stop this before it happens because it will go into effect october 1

[Grumpyoldman]

Did you get a chance to comment?

[eyehi]

been trying for an hour keep cliking on send e mail  and it says mail client not properly set up.  i have no idea what that means. they also dont have the comment section advertised it was hard to find almost seemed like they dont want comments the whole process is a joke good old nys

[Grumpyoldman]

Contact the DEC Commissioner. In addition to the fish issue, tell him the comments section is down. 

[eyehi]

i was finally able to post my comments and hope others do the same. if this passes it will limit my winter recreation. maybe time to start riding the snowmobile again. why bother for 1 fish

[ICE_MONKEY]

I drive 3 1/2 hours to fish for salmon and we can only keep 3 a day. We do it for the enjoyment.

[Grumpyoldman]

Some go fishing to catch fish, some go fishing to fish, some go for both reasons. They're all good. 

[eyehi]

I drive 3 1/2 hours to fish for salmon and we can only keep 3 a day. We do it for the enjoyment.

it is more of a financial matter for myself. i usually ice fish 3 or 4 times a week.with fuel 4 dollars a gallon that is a lot of travel. obviously i would not be out in the cold winter if i did not enjoy it. 3 fish a day provides a nice amount of fish for a meal. 1 fish would take a whole week for a freezer bag full of fillets. i use my ice fishing skills to fill the void in the freezer after hunting season

[ICE_MONKEY]

Its pretty much a financial matter for everyone with fuel cost! Regulations suggest a low consumption of salmon a month out of lake ontario so actually its more like a fish a month for a meal. But I understand what you're saying. Regulations change all the time and it sucks.