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Cranky weather and cranky tuna. Colin with a stocky sashimi pod on the snapper rod.
Morris found his rst trout on a Zerek soft lure.
This is good for the local economy, and we are blessed that Queens-
I don’t think many of us could do any more rounds of lockdown, and while we are still restricted, some move- ment and money are better than none!
Hot bites despite Iinclement weather
T’S September al- ready and hard to believe we’ve been
Fraser Guided Fishing
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in restrictions for so long.
land’s rates of infection remain low enough for us to continue business in our wonderful sun- shine state.
me quite sure that the closure would be some- thing I’d oppose.
It’s now the new norm and I’ve noticed more and more anglers are visiting my area.
I often left them speechless when I’d respond with “Yes, its fine, it doesn’t really af- fect me” and “It’s prob- ably a good thing.”
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Another recent restric- tion was the snapper closure, which I must admit doesn’t really af- fect me that much.
If the science suggests we need to try some- thing, then what harm could a few years of one-month restrictions do?
Many other operators would be feeling it, as it is their bread and but- ter.
And it’s only a few weeks of the year when snapper are allowed to do their thing with little interruption from us.
I don’t keep large snapper to eat anyway, as I generally prefer the pan-sized fish of this species.
If it works, that would be the perfect outcome. We might find the re- strictions only need to be practised every three years or so, but who
I have had a few pas- sionate people come to
knows?