Of the SAM members who spoke, fishing guide Gary Corson of New Sharon said the proposal only offered anglers in northern Maine the same opportunities as those in southern Maine. I m against it even if it s in stocked waters, said Alvah Harriman of Grand Lake Stream. Those fish in the fall are looking to spawn. We only have a few hatcheries. If we lose those fish, the hatcheries have to work harder.
Maine has a lot of poachers.
Others simply wanted to know what would happen next. Go easy on it, warned Gary Cobb, who spoke for the Maine Sporting Camps Association. Barry Robertson of Bucksport merely came to make a pitch that his favorite fishing hole be added to the list. I live on it, Robertson said. A lot of people don t have time to fish during the summer.