Wow. WOW. The first 'wow' for acknowledging that your acts were technically unlawful (to the extent you knew your true intent, although it may not have been obvious to others), and the second 'WOW' for turning yourself in! I don't think you're stupid at all, but instead very exceptional.
Richard Embry ----- Original Message ----- From: "William Brown" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, October 22, 2001 8:00 PM Subject: Re: The north fork of the Stilly is closed for salmon fishing > I just came to the realization last weekend that a couple of weeks ago I had > fished for Pinks on the North Fork when it was closed. I'm not the type who > would willfully fish in a closed area. I have the feeble excuse that I > misunderstood the Regs, but that's just an excuse of ignorance. Ignorance > is no excuse for law, as the saying goes. Apparently, I was not alone in my > ignorance as there were a number of others fishing the river also. Both fly > fishers and gear fishers were specifically targeting pinks. So I think > there were a number of other folks in the same boat as myself, so to speak. > > I'm not real keen on fishing for sea run cutts, "wink, wink" either. That's > not a backhanded "dig" at those that legitimately do fish for sea runs on > the North Fork. I just don't believe in fishing for salmon or steelhead in > waters closed for salmon or steelhead under the guise of fishing for trout. > > Actually, I felt so bad about my transgression that I called a Dept. of Fish > and Wildlife office on Saturday and turned myself in (anyone who has read > this far is probably thinking I've now gone from ignorant to stupid). The > office was closed, so I left my name and number and explained what I had > done. The reason I called Fish And Wildlife was to use myself as an example > in an effort to make it less likely that those who do not want to break > Regs, end up breaking them by mistake. I hope it made a difference. > > > Bill Brown [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > >
