Post by mtshark on Apr 25, 2009 14:01:13 GMT 8
Thank you for the input. We gladly receive all suggestions and concerns to help to better improve and widen our fields of water for fly fishing, lure fishing and also possible bait fishing.
In Singapore, we have a very different system. Our waters are used for drinking. During my years in the USA, I noticed that the use of baits are pretty much controlled by the fisheries over there. The fisheries educate their anglers to ensure that their baits are 'clean'. If not, the escapees or the dead ones could be carrying some deadly viruses or diseases which may have adverse effects in the ecology.
Even their boats need to clean properly before going to another lake to fish in some states. Fresh water mussels for instance. Their existence in certain systems in USA are threatening to the balance of the water system.
The choice of baits by our locals are very 'colorful'. Home made baits included unknown sources of fish oil, dye(may not be edible) or secret recipes are employed to catch fish. Such homemade baits could be endangering our precious water that we consume daily. If something terrible of large scale happened, such contamination may not be easily contained and cured. Our government may have to spend awfully more money to clean our water and in the end, consumers may have to pay more for drinking water. Almost every little streams and rivers in Singapore, are being converted to water reserves so that we may not face shortage of water supply.
We have cases of people poisoning the water locally in commercial fishing ponds. There is no guarantee that such incidents would not happen in our reservoirs.
Even releasing of lives into the water system could cause contamination if not properly done. Our government put 101% effort to ensure that our water is always safe to drink. The process employed to clean the water are of stringent standards.
If we have a system which could accommodate baiters well, it would be considered.
Education is really important. We have to teach the public about awareness for alot of issues. Examples like, stay away from fly fishermen when they are 'flying', do not keep undersize fish(baiters locally actually do cause 'wipe out' of popullation in designated fishing areas), do not let your kids stand behind lure fishermen, and many more. Most importantly, the awareness is to educate the people to have better understanding of wildlife, our water system, fish stocks etc. so that they could also one day contribute to our efforts.
Some baiters are black sheeps. They dirty our water with their homemade baits. They clean their catches at the park and leave a huge mess behind. They dirty the park by littering. They even fight the rangers who try to apprehend them. The list goes on and on about them. Most of these 'black sheeps' lack the understanding of protecting the environment and the wildlife. Unknowingly, such acts turn to selfishness and greed. They keep all they caught. Even when the fish is too small, they would discard them in bins. Some smaller fish are considered as pests and they catch them and left them to die by the banks.
Too many to be addressed here. We have to do something about it.
Once again, all inputs will be reviewed. We need more inputs and please do not forget your name. You will not be forgotten.
Thank you.
I wish you all the best in this undertaking. I have sent a message to Wisp regarding my concerns (as an angler and as a person who has to interact actively in a system that is very much like the one being proposed)
NSW has a great fishery but there are the downsides. These said downsides are not something that the Govt. of SG, as I remember them to be, or its affiliated bodies will be too keen on tackling.
WISP has my 2 cents worth and I will not start a debate here on the forum regarding them as I feel that any discourse will not be constructive to the greater good.
However, the one concern that affects everyone would be the exclusion of the baities.
Remember that almost every angler started as a baity and baities form a large portion of the angling demographic. (you'll need them to gain long term momentum and spread out the load of the undertaking).
Regards and all the best
Tight lines!
In Singapore, we have a very different system. Our waters are used for drinking. During my years in the USA, I noticed that the use of baits are pretty much controlled by the fisheries over there. The fisheries educate their anglers to ensure that their baits are 'clean'. If not, the escapees or the dead ones could be carrying some deadly viruses or diseases which may have adverse effects in the ecology.
Even their boats need to clean properly before going to another lake to fish in some states. Fresh water mussels for instance. Their existence in certain systems in USA are threatening to the balance of the water system.
The choice of baits by our locals are very 'colorful'. Home made baits included unknown sources of fish oil, dye(may not be edible) or secret recipes are employed to catch fish. Such homemade baits could be endangering our precious water that we consume daily. If something terrible of large scale happened, such contamination may not be easily contained and cured. Our government may have to spend awfully more money to clean our water and in the end, consumers may have to pay more for drinking water. Almost every little streams and rivers in Singapore, are being converted to water reserves so that we may not face shortage of water supply.
We have cases of people poisoning the water locally in commercial fishing ponds. There is no guarantee that such incidents would not happen in our reservoirs.
Even releasing of lives into the water system could cause contamination if not properly done. Our government put 101% effort to ensure that our water is always safe to drink. The process employed to clean the water are of stringent standards.
If we have a system which could accommodate baiters well, it would be considered.
Education is really important. We have to teach the public about awareness for alot of issues. Examples like, stay away from fly fishermen when they are 'flying', do not keep undersize fish(baiters locally actually do cause 'wipe out' of popullation in designated fishing areas), do not let your kids stand behind lure fishermen, and many more. Most importantly, the awareness is to educate the people to have better understanding of wildlife, our water system, fish stocks etc. so that they could also one day contribute to our efforts.
Some baiters are black sheeps. They dirty our water with their homemade baits. They clean their catches at the park and leave a huge mess behind. They dirty the park by littering. They even fight the rangers who try to apprehend them. The list goes on and on about them. Most of these 'black sheeps' lack the understanding of protecting the environment and the wildlife. Unknowingly, such acts turn to selfishness and greed. They keep all they caught. Even when the fish is too small, they would discard them in bins. Some smaller fish are considered as pests and they catch them and left them to die by the banks.
Too many to be addressed here. We have to do something about it.
Once again, all inputs will be reviewed. We need more inputs and please do not forget your name. You will not be forgotten.
Thank you.
Hi all,
I wish you all the best in this undertaking. I have sent a message to Wisp regarding my concerns (as an angler and as a person who has to interact actively in a system that is very much like the one being proposed)
NSW has a great fishery but there are the downsides. These said downsides are not something that the Govt. of SG, as I remember them to be, or its affiliated bodies will be too keen on tackling.
WISP has my 2 cents worth and I will not start a debate here on the forum regarding them as I feel that any discourse will not be constructive to the greater good.
However, the one concern that affects everyone would be the exclusion of the baities.
Remember that almost every angler started as a baity and baities form a large portion of the angling demographic. (you'll need them to gain long term momentum and spread out the load of the undertaking).
Regards and all the best
Tight lines!