they should cancel the winni derby for the next 2-3 years or so. the salmon population in the lake is in trouble. we're missing an entire age structure of fish due to poor stocking practices. the salmon population needs a few years to recover. it wouldn't break my heart at all if they did away with the derby altogether. we'd have much bigger and better fish, like champlain or sebago.
they could always change the event to exclude salmon and make rock bass the targeted species. rock bass are taking over the lake and need some serious culling. and they're super easy to fish for and catch. no boat needed, no fancy specific tackle or gear needed. whoever brings in the most rock bass wins. if we had hundreds of people hauling in buckets of rock bass, that would put a good dent in their population.
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