True - unless you can show them that their plans have negative fisheries impacts.....once they are informed, It's a whole lot harder for them to use the "we didn't know" defense. Is it difficult to make your points with the lake association...yes. It is impossible....no.

Not to change the subject, but in the same vain and a bigger issue..... is the weed control issues that so many of these lake associations take on with no experience in these matters what-so-ever. They take the word of chemical treatment companies as gospel, not knowing the true implications. The state issues them permits (because they can hardly stop them anyway) so it all sounds OK on paper. It might be true, that adult fish will not directly die from these chemicals applications.... but this is the far lesser of the evils of chemical use. The true negative impact to the fishery comes later, as weed loss impacts the food chain, which then impacts all species and throws the natural balance of the lake into caios....repeatedly, when applied repeatedly (I can go on).....

but the point is.... it is easy for them to "care less" when they are not made aware that there are negative consequences. Taking a position that lake authority decisions they make are beyond our (fishermens) control....is what they are counting on....or are used to.

Mud Man had an email dialogue with the lake association. The state even got involved in a follow up. WTG
That's how you do it.

So don't be discouraged...or think there is nothing that can be done. Change comes in small doses.