Baitcrank
05-22-2002, 09:05 PM
Attention to walleye, pike, and trout fisherman in Montana, N. Dakota, and S. Dakota (as well as other anglers who want to fish these waters). Once again Big Government acting in the interests of Big Buisness have overruled local Federal Judges and vacated
restraining orders stopping the dewatering of large Missouri River resevoirs. The flushing of these pristine fisheries (ordered by the Corps of Engineers) is meant to facilltate floating an aged fleet of barges which transport gravel, sand, and (in much lesser quantity) agricultural and industrial commodities. In exchange for saving pennys per CWT. politically connected downstream shippers and barge operators are devastating multimillion dollar recreation and fishing industries in upstream states, as well as wipeing out entire class years of multiple fish specie. If you read this post and agree that American sportsman are getting the shaft - then take five minutes and E-mail your concerns to your congressmen and senators. Believe me they will listen if enough of us register complaints. The alternative is to do nothing and continue to be treated as second class citizens to industry while the fisheries we support through taxes and fees decline and suffer.
restraining orders stopping the dewatering of large Missouri River resevoirs. The flushing of these pristine fisheries (ordered by the Corps of Engineers) is meant to facilltate floating an aged fleet of barges which transport gravel, sand, and (in much lesser quantity) agricultural and industrial commodities. In exchange for saving pennys per CWT. politically connected downstream shippers and barge operators are devastating multimillion dollar recreation and fishing industries in upstream states, as well as wipeing out entire class years of multiple fish specie. If you read this post and agree that American sportsman are getting the shaft - then take five minutes and E-mail your concerns to your congressmen and senators. Believe me they will listen if enough of us register complaints. The alternative is to do nothing and continue to be treated as second class citizens to industry while the fisheries we support through taxes and fees decline and suffer.