A local brook trout from the North Maine Woods. Picture: Charles Hildick-Smith
A pair weeks in the past, we posted a story about some conventional anglers in Maine who’re suing to achieve entry to waters which were off-limits to them. In an essay in The Piscataquis Observer, well-known Maine fly fisher Al Raychard argues that such laws are invaluable instruments for shielding native fish, particularly brook trout:
Certainly one of [the Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife’s] main tasks is to guard Maine’s fish and wildlife sources. That’s precisely what the division is doing with heritage trout waters whereas nonetheless permitting anglers to fish them.
The identical is true for fly-fishing-only waters, which seem like on the coronary heart of this lawsuit. Examine after examine has proven trout caught on flies and synthetic lures typically have greater survival charges than fish caught on bait. Synthetic lures are much less prone to be swallowed deeply and trigger much less tissue injury.
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