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Hope everyone has made it through their summer thus far and are doing well. Hoping the worst you got is bad tan lines and fresh groceries in the kill box. Mine has been going great and I appreciate you asking. Some may know me here,most may not. I spend a lot of my time on the water something I feel blessed and fortunate for; guiding has been the most rewarding and challenging thing I’ve done in my life. Fishing is something that clears the static and recharges my spirit.
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I approach our area with a conservationist first attitude , making sure that I’m never robbing the resource more than what is required and cleaning up after those who forgot how to. Always looking towards the future and trying to be aware of man’s effect on nature. And it was a day on the water last week I asked myself, “Is the fishery on an up swing; or a down swing?” Am I so deep I can’t tell what’s happening around me?
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I know that the “fishery” as a whole, wax and wanes through the years. Stronger seasons are always followed with weaker times; but is this the case now?
Their are species of fish I would say are doing well but others I don’t feel are doing as strong.
Their are times of the year I know a fishery being closed could help out down the line. And others I feel are heavily regulated to benefits a minority not the majority.
On a positive swing I have seen new species show up more often than they should. I have seen mangrove trees taking root. Hell even get to see a flamingo all the time. We got manatees, and the springs are still pumping out cold fresh water.
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Personally I am not scared of growth or change; as long as this happens looking to preserve what makes the area attractive to growth/change. We have all seen tragic change to a fishery we love, and usually they don’t recover to the level of before.
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In a nutshell I’m wanting spark a discussion about:
What you have seen change for the bad?
What has changed for the good?
What was fishing like 10 years ago?
Are we doing enough to protect our resources? (The water/the fish)
What will fishing look like in ten years?
Are our regulations enough?
Are our regulations enforced?
Are the regulations wrong?
Hope y’all get what I’m at here. Hoping some veterans of the area chime in here and share some wisdom..
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Tight lines and tighter knots.