I think everyone around here knows my feelings on this subject, but I'd like to respond to one thought brought up:

Bulldog, you state:

"Surely you do not have a problem with the occasional fisherman that gets out twice a year and is fortunate enough to catch one fish (wild or not)?"

Whom do you think is most often doing the fishing on a guided trip??

It's arguable whether or not guided boats kill more fish than private boats or the bank crowd, but regardless, the unguided crowd takes plenty of fish as well.

How many fish come off the plunking bars every year? How many local anglers do nopt abide by the 5 fish annual limit? I can think of a number of them w/o too much thought!

Bottom line is harvest ...