In a recent Associated Press article, a recreational fisherman casting for striped bass on Cape Cod Canal groused at the idea of paying for a license for the privilege to fish.
His comment was: "(The government) didn’t put stripers there. Why should I pay to catch them?"
I understand why fishermen from the Northeast who have grown up fishing without a license or registration would complain about this new requirement. But we don’t want to lose striped bass or any marine species that contributes to the health of the ecosystem.
Read the complete story at The Gloucester Daily Times.