Fort fishing ban repealed

Jefferson County Daily Union

...Frank Micale, president of the Rock River-Koshkonong Association, which has fought the ordinance since it came before the council, said the previous council "took the easy way out" by banning fishing along portions of the riverwalk instead of addressing the problems.

"Our group's belief is if they would have addressed the bad actors, there wouldn't have been a need for the ban at all," Micale said.

The association president asked the council to repeal the ordinance Tuesday night and go back to addressing the problems. He also offered to have the Rock River-Koshkonong Association work with the city on some of the issues.

Local fishing advocate Jim Furley agreed, noting swift action should be taken to allow anglers to take advantage of the white bass run in the Rock River downtown.