I think the proposal to…

I think the proposal to change the catch limits and size limits are very necessary and timely in order to address the walleye populations in LOW, which are currently at risk. However, as a participant of the annual Women's Walleye Tournament and an avid angler, I think it is very important to simultaneously implement a regulation that allows anglers to take a photo of a fish that is outside of a size limit, prior to releasing it.
Many of the tournaments now are catch and release by simply submitting a photo. Not having the ability to take a photo of any size of fish, has a negative impact on tournaments, whereby only a very restricted size class can be targeted. This will cause tournament anglers to lose interest, make tournaments more challenging than they already are. Having the ability to take a quick photo and release the fish, if done right, should not pose a risk to the fish as well. Recreational anglers also get a lot of enjoyment from catching and fish and capturing a memory through a photo. Without allowing this, will restrict many of these photos from being taken.