Distrust comes from experiences. We were sold on the idea of increasing water levels on Lake Ontario so more fluffy baby ducks and pike could be born in the flooded cottage yards dotting the bays on the South Shore when in reality it was just a way for the shipping industry to make more money. Hopefully the DEC can show via actual numbers that there is a return on the changes. Generally speaking, what is good for the fish is typically good for the fishermen. There is a fine balance between making the put-and-take fishermen and the C&R fishermen happy. My hope is they study the results of the changes and don't make the regulations permanent until they can prove via numbers that there is a positive effect.