To the editor:

In response to Rep. Chris Swedzinski’s Feb 7, 2026 fishing regulation proposal article:

The best way to improve the quality of fishing in our local lakes is to improve the quality of our water. This will have a much greater effect than increasing the number of lines we can put in the water or changing the species limits. Almost every summer our local prairie lakes have heavy blue-green algae blooms. These algae blooms are ugly, they stink, and they can be toxic to fish, dogs, and humans. These algae blooms dramatically reduce the number of days we can spend on the water.

If we want to safeguard the quality of fishing in our local lakes I suggest strengthening the laws protecting our local waters from the fertilizer runoff that causes these algae blooms.

Robert Dorlac

Marshall