Wo's perspective on a little fishing in Costa Rica

Mr. Wolotsky is the librarian at my school and runs a fishing boat in the summer. He just recently went to Costa Rica for some fishing.

Costa Rica Vs Maine Saltwater Fishing from Dan Wolotsky on Vimeo.

Water Access in Maine

Fishing activities strive on water access. In Maine we have beautiful coastlines, sandy beaches, and rivers all throughout: but that land is not all public. "Although we live in “vacationland,” and encourage tourists to enjoy the fields, forests, lakes, rivers and coast of Maine, we choose to largely ignore the fact that many of the activities we advertise require access to private land." We do not have enough public water access.

This problem is more for the lakes and rivers of inland Maine, then for here on the coast. Private land owners put up "No Trespassing" signs, but can you blame them? It is their own property and they don't have to share it with us. But why is Maine advertising for the entire river fishing or boating on lakes when there's not enough adequate access? Sure it brings people in, but why false advertise?

The state is going to have to buy up this land. It may cost a lot of money, but the money we can gain back from it will be greater. If you establish a public water access in a town that may doesn't have lots of tourists the town will have to provide for that public place and create fishing or boating places. If there are established fishing or boating places people will specifically come there: maybe they'll bring they're own boat up or maybe they'll stay in a hotel, but either way they'll buy from the resources around them. With more public water access people will be able to come and enjoy the recreational fishing Maine has to offer. But our state won't pay attention to this problem unless people speak up.

Source: http://www.downeast.com/georges-outdoor-news/2010/january/maine-land-water-access

*In Boothbay, we personally don't have this problem. Our town thrives on tourists and the money they spend here: many of them own or use boats. They also go fishing with our local sport fishermen. We have many places for public access: Grimes Cove, Shipbuilders' Park, Murry Hill, Knickerkane, Knickerbocker Lake, the Waterfront Park, Barrett's Park, Juniper Point, next to the Atlantic Edge, and the Newagen town landing.