State stifles fishing

[Doc]

An article in the latest New York Outdoor News claims that Fishing license sales dropped 11.3% following the fishing license fee hike. Good work DEC! Yes, some of that was the fact that so many lifetime sportsmen licenses were sold (80,000), but the remainder of the dip was from a fisherman's revolt of sorts and that was a direct result of the fee increases. Are these people out of the sport forever? ...... I wouldn't be surprised. The article was a bit short on details of the hunting and trapping license sales, so I don't know if there was a similar drop there as well. Anyone who thinks that sportsmen have deep pockets and can serve as a bottomless source of revenue should probably read that article.

Doc

[JW QLTY]

They also raised the fee for Seniors and are not giving a senior discount for the new salt water fishing licence,so for an ole guy like me that might only go a couple times a season why buy them?When I get the urge I do a charter or go on a open party boat.

[apertureguy]

Worse than that...the local res levels have been very low, can't even use a boat.

Nearly $40 bucks and was only able to fish 3 times due to the water level dropping out right after the season began.

[camper4lyfe]

I wanted to get my wife her lifetime license before it went up, but she wouldn't commit to fishing long-term.