IMO it's all about the opportunity. Hopefully the crowds will eventually die down and the fish will get smart. Plus, I think all the legal anglers present on the river will discourage a lot of the poachers from continuing what they've been doing all these years the Cedar has been closed.

For example, a few years back I was doing some work onriver at the spawning channel just past the golf course. While, I didn't actually see anyone fishing. I found two styro worm containers and a brand new Aglia spinner hanging from a branch.

Of course this leads to the hooking mortality debate in C&R fisheries. I'll take the opportunity for everyone to fish w/ the added mortality using barbless lures and flies versus the few guys harvesting fish in their own little private fishery.