Fishing Licensing Exams?

[MichaelAngelo]

(10-11-2012 05:32 PM)MuskieBait Wrote:  I strongly believe that EVERYONE must take a course and pass a test on fishing etiquette before a license can be purchased...and once you have passed the test, any future offense cannot be plead with ignorant or innocence. Simple as that...so MNR officers can just go and ticket...and the judges can just sentence away.

I talked about this with Hammercarp earlier this year.

I think it's a great idea. The regulations are far too easy to overlook and ignore. The "slap on the wrist" for fishing offences will be no more. edit: I've met so many anglers who don't even know the regulations summary exists nor have they read it.

The government can recoup the money lost in fishing licence sales in ticket revenue!

Combined with signage at major water bodies with MAX FINE warnings. It sounds good to me.