By Bo Ford
The 2012 trout fishing season is set to kick off this
Sunday. With the new season ready to begin, it means changes to the angling
licences for the year.
The trout and Atlantic salmon angling licences have been
combined into one and will cost $10 with an added $20 to go towards the
Wildlife Conservation Fund. Residence of P.E.I between the ages of 16-18 and 60
and over will receive a free licence.
The Forest, Fish and Wildlife division encourages
adults to take their children fishing. An adult does not require an angling
licence while assisting the children as long as the number of rods doesn’t
exceed the number of rods.
New this season are closures to the Big Pierre
Jacques in Glenwood, the Trout River in Coleman and the Mill River in
Carrruthers Brook will have special regulations for the 2012 season. These
rivers are closed do to fish kills in the area in 2011.
Re-opening this season is the Montrose River. The
Dunk river will have its special regulations lifted for the 2012 season.
The daily catch limit is eight, of which not more
than one trout may be greater than 40 cm long.
With the 2012 season fast approaching staff at Gone
Fishing in Sherwood have found themselves busy trying to help Islanders prepare
for the opening.
Harmen Bofhuis, Owner of Going Fishing said his
company sees a solid increase in business this time of year.
“For the first two weeks of April before the season
starts. It is really what we do. We have two busy seasons the start of fishing and
the start of hunting.”
He also said the store has loaded up on inventory for
the busy time of the year to supply Island fishers with the essentials to fish.
“We add to our inventory, the inventory goes up quite
a bit. There isn’t anything really new this year.”
As for Bofhuis himself he said he is excited to
finally get back out on the water once the store business calms down a bit.
“I don’t get to fish for at least the first three
weeks or so, supplying everybody else first. Before I get to go.”
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