That is what integrity is all about.
Ray > 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] > > > > > > > >
