And also our public waters, at least in my area, are getting stretched to the breaking point. More and more boats -- more and more people. Lots of public use conflicts with casual fisherman in conflict with plugged boat ramps due to tournaments, and more and more power boaters and jetskiers etc.

Personally I've had it up to here with the crowded lakes and rude selfish people. Sometimes I feel like I'm in the middle of a freaking carnival. I've had my lines run over and been purposely harrassed by non anglers. I'm seriously considering selling the boat. It's a lot more fun on my private ponds and I can grow larger and more fish too.

I suggested a simple solution to my DNR a few years back when I was an outdoor columnist; idle speed limits in the early morning to give the casual fisherman a level playing field. As usual I wasn't taken seriously.

I think our DNR's are working themselves out of a job if they don't get with it.

If pigs could fly bacon would be harder to come by and there would be a lot of damaged trees.