I am a 67 year old man who…

I am a 67 year old man who has fished Lake of the Woods since childhood. Anybody who does not see these new restrictions as being necessary, are only fooling themselves.
I remember in my teens and early 20’s, that there was a common expression that the Walleye lost their teeth in July and August. Then the Lindners taught about fishing mid lake structure as opposed to trolling our little joes.
Then the 14 foot Lund with a20 horsepower outboard was replaced by bigger boats with larger engines to access all of the lake.
Then the ice roads which for the most part used by commercial fishermen and constructed by rut plows were replaced by roads all over the lake and can be driven by cars.
Then the electronics, with gps maps and cameras, which turned fishing into a video game.
The Walleye though never changed.
Anybody and everybody can be a successful fisherman.
I can only hope you are going far enough with new restrictions and increased enforcement will part of the strategy.
Fishing is still my favourite pastime and will be for future generations if we protect it.
You have the support of this couple who live in Sioux Narrows and spend as much time as possible on our Island in the Manitou.