jomofro 7 years, 8 months ago on Fly fishing chief slams ‘absolute foolishness’
Fly fishing chief slams ‘absolute foolishness’
Is there more of a "special interest group" than Prescott Smith and his lodge? He owns one of the most expensive and exclusive bonefish lodges in the Bahamas - $15,000 /week for a couple!!! It is ridiculous to think he doesn't have a horse in this race. The bottom line is that these laws have made it illegal for fathers and sons to fish the flats from a boat without a guide ($$$). A grandfather teaching his grandkid to fly fish for bonefish can now be thrown in JAIL if there is no guide ($$$) on the boat. Mr. Smith likes to say that this is about "real" conservation when this has ALWAYS been a catch and release fishery for visiting fly fisherman who love and support the Bahamas. Bahamians are being fooled and the independent guides and small businesses of the out islands are paying the price.
knowathingsor2 9 years, 2 months ago on POLITICOLE: The inaccuracy and lunacy of ‘xenophobia’
POLITICOLE: The inaccuracy and lunacy of ‘xenophobia’
Nicole Burrows...man oh man - I fried you on facebook before...probably one of the most epic intellectual defeats I've seen in Bahamian internet dialogues. Im surprised you are going back to this.... Really? I mean just read what youv'e written. Critically examine the premise of your article. Send it to one of your college professors...ask for their honest feedback. oh boy....youre lucky I'm too busy to hang you out to dry in the comments section here. But since your into dissecting big words i've got one for you to ponder. MYOPIC! Myopia describes the intellectual space your writing occupies. You tell people what they want to hear, to make them feel validated in their tiny world view, To make them feel victimized and provide a comforting faux moral high ground. The sort of thing the readers of British tabloids enjoy. This doesn't seem so harmful until one actually gets a grip on the GLOBAL reality that impacts our lives in real ways, with real consequences that require real ANALYSIS and demand of us more more critical thinking than a 4th grade geography class. As an op ed writer you have a moral responsibility to do better.Period.
DillyTree 7 years, 8 months ago on Fly fishing chief slams ‘absolute foolishness’
Fly fishing chief slams ‘absolute foolishness’
I don't think anyone is complaining about having to get a license -- that is common around the world, and the fees are more than reasonable.
The problem many visitors (and Bahamians) are having is that they cannot go fly fishing without hiring a guide if there are 2 or more people in the boat. Why should I, as a Bahamian with a Bahamian registered boat who knows where I'm going and what I'm doing, need to hire a guide? This is absurd on so many levels! Surely the DIYers don't need to be babysat when, in many cases, they have more experience and better equipment than any local guide.
I'm glad you brought up "environmental "issues -- do you know what the biggest threats to bonefish in the Bahamas are? Bahamians using nets to illegally harvest bonefish for bait, encroachment and pollution of our mangroves, and acid rain due to environmental pollution (think exhaust fumes, BEC generators, burning of bush, etc.) And don't even get me started on enforcement of our laws -- when our own government officials do not follow the law, it's hard to expect the people to do so. It's way too easy to blame the foreigners than to take a hard look at ourselves!