I have to deal with a small scale version of this in my backyard. We have a local public duck pond that is walking distance from the house. I can see it from my porch. Most of my 42 years I have fished this pond from time to time. If the weather is warm someone would always have a line in this pond. Until recently, a new city ordinance was passed only allowing those 18 and under and 65 and older to fish. I have hardly noticed anyone fishing this pond anymore. Really pissed me off to know I am paying taxes to keep up a pond I can't even fish for the next 20 + years. This past summer I took my four and five year old over to to do a little fishing with their cousins. To my surprise, the first fish we caught that morning was a five pound largemouth on a texas rigged worm. The next one was over three pounds. Went back the following day and another monster over five pounds was caught by my three year old (with a little help from dad of course). Fishing was pretty pathetic at the pond before the ordinance but still don't agree with ban on tax paying fisherman.
Littleriver
Here is one of the cousins with the first fish we caught.