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Thoughtless closure

Sun., April 5, 2020

The insanity continues with the closing of all fishing!

Someone at Fish and Game apparently saw several fishermen standing along a river fishing and decided this was not good, so after discussions with his people, decided to shut down all fishing. Close the boat ramps, river banks and any other place a fisherman might try to get a break from the shut down of all human activities.

Being out on a lake or river is as far as you can get from human exposure. Let’s put some thought into the situation before you rubber-stamp everything!

Thomas Hinkle

Spokane valley

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