I DON'T KNOW IF ANYONE HAS BEEN FOLLOWING THIS DEVELOPEMENT OF THE IDEA OF CLOSING SOME BAYS UNTIL MAY 1 TO HELP THE SPAWN BUT IT IS VERY TROUBLING TO ME. TWO YEARS AGO A CERTAIN GENTLEMEN FROM THE KENTUCKY SPORTSMAN LEAGUE PROPOSED THIS IDEA AT A MEETING SPONSERD BY KY. FISH AND WILDLIFE AND CHAIRED BY PAUL RISTER. I ASKED PAUL ABOUT THE IDEA LATTER AT THERE BOTH AT THE MURRY BOAT SHOW AND HE SAID THEY HAD NO SCIENCE OR DATA TO JUSTIFY THE CLOSER OF ANY BAY FOR SPAWNING. I THOUGHT THE IDEA WAS DEAD UNTIL I READ THIS IN PAUL RISTER'S ARTICLE POSTED HERE.
One suggestion is to close embayments to fishing. This might allow the fish
to spawn without being bothered or harvested. The result might be more recruitment
pending favorable environmental conditions. The down side would be closing a public
resource, especially if the area closed is where you prefer to fish. Closing a small
embayment in an isolated area might not bother anyone’s fishing, but would do little to
help the crappie population in the larger embayments like Blood River. Another
suggestion is to experiment with closing embayments that are already closed from
November 1 to March 15 as waterfowl refuges. The proposal is to keep these areas
closed until May 1 when the crappie are done spawning. This idea is being discussed
with TVA, USCOE and USFS.
I DON'T KNOW ABOUT YOU BUT CLOSING A BAY I NORMALLY FISH IN THE SPRING SOUNDS CRAZY. I HAVE BEEN LOOKING AT FEDERAL AND STATE LAWS AND THIS IS SOMETHING THAT APPROACHES UNCONSTITUTIONAL ACTS AGAINST US ALL.

The Rivers and Harbors Appropriation Act of 1899 forbids building any unauthorized obstruction to the nation's navigable waters and gives enforcement powers to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

IF THIS GETS STARTED IS YOUR BAY NEXT. WILL THEY BLOCK OFF JONATHAN BAY !
WILL THEY BLOCK OFF SLEDD CREEK!
I THINK WE NEED TO EMAIL OR TALK TO ANYONE INVOLVED IN THIS AND LET THEM KNOW HOW WE FEEL ABOUT CLOSING YOUR BAY.THANKS FOR YOUR TIME AND PLEASE HELP.
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