Anglers soft target as nets scoop the catch

ANGLERS are now being informed by the Central and Regional Fisheries Boards that certain districts must exercise catch-and-release of all salmon caught in these areas from September 1 to 30. They say this is to conserve salmon stocks.

Is it not amazing that both drift and draught nets were allowed to take to 500,000 salmon out of the system up to the end of the net season with no thought for conservation?

Once again, the angler is the easy target. Great fishing was had once again this year by the north-west area anglers as their salmon came direct from their feeding grounds with very few drift nets to avoid.