As one of the first cottages…

As one of the first cottages at Clearwater Bay we have witnessed the downfall of a once great fishery. Building codes altered to save the trout have failed because of lack of ministry control over building in the area. Watched the Shoal Lake fishery shutdown for a 5 year period that is now going on decades. Once it is gone it is gone the pounding the lake takes from the recreational skinny boat fishers have killed it . A set group of lake users have destroyed it in a short period of time. My cottage is 15 hours north as far as I can drive without having to fly in because there the fishing is still worth the trip. I have not put a line out on lake of the woods for 5 years not worth the price of gas. Very sad for the locals who now have to travel hundreds of miles to catch a limit of unstressed walleye population. Had it lost it not coming back if you let the tourist group have any say . Let the people who have a stake in keeping it alive instead of the ones who killed it.