Fishing Licensing Exams?

[Giuga10]

Ken I totally agree,

Where I live there are 6 main stormwater retention ponds which produce a very wide variety of fish. When ever I go there there is without a doubt people there fishing for keeps, and to add, they are fishing illegally. They have 3-4 rods in the water all rigged up with 3-6 hooks and a worm on each hook. To add, they keep over the limit amount of fish and keep the fish smaller than the palm of my hand (and I've got pretty small hands) and of course they don't have licenses, why would they. 6 years ago I fished one of the ponds with my brother and we pulled out 1-3 LB Bass consistently. Over time people got to know these ponds and it became a feeding ground for humans. I fish all of these ponds daily now and am lucky to get a fish over 5 inches. The fish are being fished, out of season, over the limit amount, and undersized, I'M SICK OF IT! The fish are given no time to spawn and when it is spawning season, the fish aren't even matured enough to be able to spawn, there just babies. To make the matters even worse, these "anglers" are filthy bastards (srry for the language) they come in with 4 bags and a box of worms and they leave with one bag full of baby fish and actually throw their leftover crap right into the water, to sink and pollute.

I'm tired of this and something needs to be done. We should continue this discussion and maybe one day we can put a stop to this madness, because if we keep promoting this "let's all be friends and enjoy fishing" crap, there will be no fish left to catch!

Giuga10