Opinion
Trout Very Limited
After receiving the Spring 2009 issue of Idaho Trout Unlimited I canceled my membership. The following letter to the state and national offices explains why.
Whomsoever: The hijacking of Idaho Trout Unlimited by the Sun Valley President and Idaho Chair Carmen Northen, as vulgarly displayed in the Spring 2009 issue (which those of us who don’t own red plaid pants call the Northen Family Photos issue) is contrary to everything we thought your organization stood for in Idaho. Please cancel my membership.
Any angler in the country will tell you that the greatest barrier to the quality fishing experience, which is the ultimate goal of your organization, is the commercial fisherman (guide).Commercial fishermen destroy fisheries in numbers Anaconda Mining never thought possible.
Cecil Andrus got guides banned from the South
Fork of the
Jack Hemingway reportedly told friends guide pressure forced him to leave his own home waters.
Mz. Northen
gushes over the
participation of Silver Creek Outfitters owner Terry Ring at Sun
Valley TU events.
According to Idaho Outfitter & Guide Board records Ring employs 45%
of the 100+ guides licensed to assault the public on
Mz. Northen is one of the only 18 guides Ring admits to on his stores webpage . She can make from $6000-$9000 month in tips and wages as a guide for Ring.
Mz’s Northen and Trotter obviously didn’t feel the inclusion of TU members in the Mackay area would lend the right ambience to their activities. Numerous calls to both women about what TU was doing on our waters went unanswered.
Is Idaho TU the propaganda arm for the largest
commercial fishing cartel in
Bob Demorest
Mackay, ID