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Art
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Mon May 16/05 12:35:24
Hello Rhonda,
A female viewpoint that agrees with mine is a rarity indeed. Welcome aboard.
Art
Rhonda Beck
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Sat May 14/05 21:29:57
It's about time someone allowed the angler to voice an opinion! I've heard from greenpeace, gettapiece and god knows the government has had their say! They keep incresing liscence price, lowering "take home" limits and changing the rules in hopes that we will catch nothing! We pay for the right to fish not the fish themselves but there has also been a large increase in poaching because of the change in the laws. After all, you wouldn't go to the store and pay $40.00 for two grilts would you? The die hard sportsman will not go away but interest in the sport will if things don't change and as Newfoundlanders this is one of few fish we are still allowed to catch. We have to be heard before they close all the rivers and the tourism they generate. Also in response to the person that wondered why Come From Aways must be accompanied :"There are enough locals getting lost in the woods of Newfoundland. The terrain here changes year to year and if you are not familiar with the territory the only happy memory you may leave Newfoundland with is the moment you seen the Search and Rescue Chopper!!!! Also the river markers stating limits for the salmon rivers are often inconspicious and oddly located, we don't string banners across our rivers because the locals know where they are! The wardens show no leniency here and you don't want to extend your trip for a court date do you?" By the way, your site it great don't change it!!!
Art
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Tue Jan 18/05 19:13:03
My pleasure Eric, Glad to be of service to friends in Labrador. Look in anytime, the door is always open. Art
Eric Andersen
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Tue Jan 18/05 19:06:59
Dear Art, I am writing to thank you and your group for placing links to our two ebsites on your site. We are glad to be placed on a website like yours that is viewed by a lot of people. I had some bakeapple pie that my parents sent up to me form home the other day. I was interested to hear your daughter was involved in archeology. Before I settled down to study Computers, I had several jobs with archeology crews as well during two summers of high school. One site was on one of the Adlavik Island with Stephan Loring, and another was at Ford's Bite with Henry Carey. Ford's Bite is about one half hour from my home down of Makkovik, and the Adlavik Island's are about an hour south of Makkovik. We had many a fine day working. Once again, thanks for placing the links on your wonderful site. Eric
Art
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Mon Jul 05/04 17:53:18
Hello Alex, Sorry I don\'t have the answer to your question. The guide requirement for non residents is part of our provincial fishing regulations. The Canadian authority on those angling laws and regulations is the Federal Department of Fisheries and Oceans. You might direct your question to them. Incidentally I believe the same guide requirement is common to all or most other countries that offer salmon angling to visitors. Art
Alex Davis
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Mon Jul 05/04 12:23:22
I love your site and your beautiful flies, i have one main concern in mind to find out why all non residents have to be accompanied by a guide when fishing for salmon. I understand that there are people out there that make a huge disturbance to the environment littering, taking fish, however there are many really good flyfisherman that want to come to your waters and fish with respect to the law and of course catch and release. When it comes down to paying a guide by the time a person like me makes it there i have spent all of my money just trying to get there and than I have to pay for a guide. For me impossible, What if you can't afford it what could i do, I am camper and i don't stay in lodges and i have more time than money, just a question. I would love to learn more about that law any info would greatly help me, thank you for the great web site, Alexander Davis
justin
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Wed Jun 16/04 12:56:50
First time visit.wonderful site.
Art
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Sun Apr 25/04 20:48:24
(Hello Mark, To the best of my knowledge, there is no private angling water in this province - even outfitter sites are accessable to all anglers if you can reach them. Outfitters are mostly in remote fly-in locations. Non resident anglers must be accompanied by a guide. In all cases there are specified angling seasons for each angling species. Best fishing and most mosquitoes are in Labrador area. Hope that helps. Art
Mark Lishchynsky
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Wed Apr 21/04 23:16:14
Gentlemen: Please tell me if there is ample public access in the NL fishery. I was told that it's mostly private water. Thanks (eh)
Ward Samson
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Mon Jan 05/04 19:37:39
Great Art. Wonderful idea. Maybe you should put some of our letters under the headings you have created. It may get a few more people thinking about the state of our rivers. All the Best, Ward
Art
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Mon Jan 05/04 19:36:17
My generation of anglers has witnessed the development of the present tragic and disastrous decline in the salmon stocks of Newfoundland and Labrador. Our ongoing moratorium on salmon fishing that closed our commercial salmon fishery through out the past ten years has been ineffective as a solution to our problem. Salmon stocks are not recovering. Unfortunately, government bureaucrats and ministers dominate our fisheries management team. For them, it is politically unacceptable to admit publicly that their blatantly unsustainable and extremely unpopular salmon management policies have been a failure. Likewise, a vocal minority of resident salmon anglers and outfitters seem to deny the very existence of a salmon crisis by continuing to seek ever greater access to the remaining salmon stocks. Their lobby includes extended seasons on our main salmon producing rivers that would prolong their hook and release angling well into the fall when our salmon are nearing their spawning time. Our present sport fishery policies seem to be designed to support and promote further expansion of outfitting which is already encroaching on resident anglers’ traditional access to angling and our other outdoor freedoms. Throughout all of this, our management plans for the basic survival needs of the wild Atlantic salmon of Newfoundland and Labrador are anything but clear.
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