It was made pretty clear that this is going forward...... Period.....and as was stated several times....according to Delapp, it is literally going to take an " Act of Congress" to change the Regulations....according to Delapp he is just complying with a 17 year old Regulation that the previous Commanders did not see fit to implement and its "his" job to make sure the Corps in compliance......Other than that this meeting was a "feel good " measure put on by the Corps to make it appear that they care....Several people and local Guides asked Delapp if he had ever fished in the soon to be restricted areas and his answer was "NO" Several offered to take him, but he declined..... or if he had walked the banks that he is encouraging people to use as an alternative and his answer was "NO"... I for one feel I am 10 times "Safer" in my boat versus having to walk 1/2 to 1 mile on very rocky and uneven terrain and then have to "fight " for a fishing spot.....What a joke and I hope Delapp can live with the fact that he is destroying a way of Life here in Tennessee as well as the livelyhood of a lot of people in the areas surrounding the Dams......
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