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catchNrelease · 07-07-2008, 10:58 AM

I agree with a few of uglymikes points. He brings up some very valid topics.

Here's something i've always wondered, maybe someone can explain. So if Nebraska goes for this push to increase anglers, this will dramatically decrease my chance of having a spot to fish, or having a fish to catch. Everytime I try to go fishing the banks are loaded with bank fisherman, infact the last 2 times I went to try and go fishing, I turned around and went home rather than sit there and cast in between two fisherman 20 yards from eachother.

I dont ever remember fishing pressure being so heavy in the last 15 years. It makes me sick that the NGPC charges MORE for licenses, yet the opportunity for fishing in my opinion is slowly decreasing, and not to mention the fact that in general most of the Salt Valley lakes have declined in quality, in my opinion. The more you promote fishing and bringing your family out to all of the lakes, the dirtier these lakes get.

I have noticed over the last 2-3 years the Salt valley lakes have become disgusting, trash everywhere. I am tired of cleaning it up, I always take a trash bag and clean up, but by the next time I go there to fish, its the same thing. It's a pointless effort anymore. It just really sickens me.

And who wants to fight crowds of people for fishing? JUST LIKE ugly mike mentioned about the hunting(probably the reason I dont even hunt in Nebraska anymore, I guess I am not lucky enough to have "private land" and "private ponds") Isn't the whole idea behind going out to a lake and enjoying time with your family exactly THAT? I cant do it anymore, it is literally impossible to do that, unless you show up at just the right time! Or.. you have a boat. Actually, I cant even afford the gas to go more than 30 miles to go fishing. The gas/licenses/bait prices/congested lakes makes it really a drag to go fishing.

I think some of you who think so high and mighty of the NGPC do so because you have private places to fish and a boat. What about the other fisherman? It's no fun driving 30 miles to a lake only to realize you cant even find a spot to fish. I have almost given up on fishing in Nebraska because of this. I think this year was the worst I had ever seen, TOO MANY ANGLERS. I dont want the banks to be loaded with people. If anything, promoting new anglers ruins the fishing for ME.

Sorry, I needed to state my opinion

I feel as if Nebraska fishing is slowly being ruined for bank fisherman.

07-07-2008, 10:58 AM	#10 (permalink)
catchNrelease Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 177 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	I agree with a few of uglymikes points. He brings up some very valid topics. Here's something i've always wondered, maybe someone can explain. So if Nebraska goes for this push to increase anglers, this will dramatically decrease my chance of having a spot to fish, or having a fish to catch. Everytime I try to go fishing the banks are loaded with bank fisherman, infact the last 2 times I went to try and go fishing, I turned around and went home rather than sit there and cast in between two fisherman 20 yards from eachother. I dont ever remember fishing pressure being so heavy in the last 15 years. It makes me sick that the NGPC charges MORE for licenses, yet the opportunity for fishing in my opinion is slowly decreasing, and not to mention the fact that in general most of the Salt Valley lakes have declined in quality, in my opinion. The more you promote fishing and bringing your family out to all of the lakes, the dirtier these lakes get. I have noticed over the last 2-3 years the Salt valley lakes have become disgusting, trash everywhere. I am tired of cleaning it up, I always take a trash bag and clean up, but by the next time I go there to fish, its the same thing. It's a pointless effort anymore. It just really sickens me. And who wants to fight crowds of people for fishing? JUST LIKE ugly mike mentioned about the hunting(probably the reason I dont even hunt in Nebraska anymore, I guess I am not lucky enough to have "private land" and "private ponds") Isn't the whole idea behind going out to a lake and enjoying time with your family exactly THAT? I cant do it anymore, it is literally impossible to do that, unless you show up at just the right time! Or.. you have a boat. Actually, I cant even afford the gas to go more than 30 miles to go fishing. The gas/licenses/bait prices/congested lakes makes it really a drag to go fishing. I think some of you who think so high and mighty of the NGPC do so because you have private places to fish and a boat. What about the other fisherman? It's no fun driving 30 miles to a lake only to realize you cant even find a spot to fish. I have almost given up on fishing in Nebraska because of this. I think this year was the worst I had ever seen, TOO MANY ANGLERS. I dont want the banks to be loaded with people. If anything, promoting new anglers ruins the fishing for ME. Sorry, I needed to state my opinion I feel as if Nebraska fishing is slowly being ruined for bank fisherman.