I have no agenda - other than I am sick of seeing recreational anglers shafted continually !
As an exercise for my own interest I have posted this same poll on the following two web sites & It is interesting to see the different view points :-
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fishntales.com
* Saltwater Fly Fishing Aud
What I am really interested in is NOT the issue of do we want a license or not - BUT rather are we all currently happy with the current system for recreational fisheries management in Qld ?
Otherwise - How can it be managed better ?
"I" personally do not see the Qld government providing No-Strings-Attached funding to improve the quality of recreational angling in our state ?
So how do we raise enough capital & support to manage our fisheries better & possible buy out commercial effort from specific key recreational fishing area's in the aim of creating recreational fishing havens ( RFH's ) ?
I was involved in the NSW system from the beginning and owned a tackle store for 17 years - I sat on the head advisory council in NSW ( ACORF ) for over 10 of those years. I have heard ALL of these objections before - AND seen what can be done if a general recreational angling licence is implamented with the same frame work as NSW.
While not perfect it IS a LOT better than what we currently have in QLD currently & I believe it is not a matter of IF - BUT WHEN a license is imposed on us !
So IF we had a choice - wouldn't it be great to have the majority of control over how it is implemented & run ?
The first step is to get the wider angling community to discuss th topic & then gain support for a system that WE CAN have a say in - OR we can stick our heads in the sand & complain about all the reasons why the governement won't do it ?????
Again - this is only a POLL to guage opionion :-
Yes - If implemented on the NSW Model
No - I am Happy with the current Qld Fisheries management
I will post my Alternative Below
Regards Scotto