Hey I think this is a great article by the Minnesota DNR in the May-June 1998 MN DNR Conservation Volunteer - "Fishing for Love or Money". Just click on it to read it. I used to read the Volunteer a lot, but lost track of it. I think I will have to reread some of them.
I think that the changes we have made this year, going down to one group of anglers that love to fish and hang out with other anglers is the trend and what everyone looks to as the compromise between money and love for fishing. I know that all our anglers love to fish, but a dollar won is sweeter than any other dollar.
I hope you read this article and let us know what you think. I couldn't stop reading until I had taken it all in. I think the mortality shows that on the water verifiying is very important and the sooner the fish are back in the water, is the best call. So lets all be sure to help score the fish each night and make sure that we set a very positive example for everyone else to follow.