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Salmon ocean abundance figures released
By Frank Galusha
For an update on this article see; http://www.myoutdoorbuddy.com/fishing_report.php?fishing=1534
Preliminary 2009 salmon data released by the Pacific Fishery Management Council (PFMC) shows a continuing decline in the adult return of Sacramento River Fall Chinook. This data, collected by the California Department of Fish and Game (DFG), will be a major consideration as the PFMC begins the process of setting the 2010 ocean salmon season.
Three CA DFG 2010 Kids Fishing Days set for summer
Up to 4800 kids could catch 9600 trout
The CA DFG is inviting the public to show up at the Mt. Shasta Fish Hatchery June 19, July 17 and August 21 with their youngsters for the annual free fishing days.
The CA DFG is inviting the public to show up at the Mt. Shasta Fish Hatchery June 19, July 17 and August 21 with their youngsters for the annual free fishing days.
Three ponds will be stocked with trout and there will be people to help with your questions about fishing. Free bait and limited loaner tackle available as well as food concessions.
Berkley Big Bass Challenge is May 22/23
The Berkley Big Bass Challenge is just around the corner and will be back at the California delta, May 22 and 23, at Russo's Marina bringing with it more fun and bigger payouts than ever before, according to Vince Harris at FPT (Future Pro Tour).
Tips for early season North State Bass
By Gary Heffley
Having a conversation with Neil Amundson of The Great Outdoors store in Redding provided me with great reminders and tips for seeking bass in the constantly changing conditions of late winter and early spring in lakes like Lake Shasta and Trinity.
Salmonid Restoration/AFS Conference comes to Redding
Redding Convention Center, Redding, CA March 10-13, 2010
Salmonid Restoration Federation and the California-Nevada American Fisheries Society chapter will co-host the 28th Annual Salmonid Restoration Conference and the 44th Annual Cal-Neva AFS Conference in Redding, California.
Dana Stolzman, Executive Director of SRF commented, “We are truly excited about this new collaborative effort. The theme of the conference is Fisheries Restoration and Science in a Changing Climate since the conference will address the challenge of recovery and restoration efforts in the face of global climate change, water shortages, and California’s evolving political landscape. In this era of climate change, a state budget crisis that has paralyzed the restoration field, and diminishing salmon returns, it is more important than ever for fisheries scientists and restorationists to gather together to share resources, techniques, strategies and methodologies to restore habitat and recover wild salmon populations.” --- Full Story
Colusa boat ramp gets strong support before B&W Commission
Pat Kittle of Kittles Outdoor & Sport Co. in Colusa was pleased to report that a large group of local residents and city officials went to the Boating and Waterways Commission in Sacramento last Wednesday to make their case for funding for the new ramp needed at Ninth Street in the city... Full Story
Outlook good for weekend Sturgeon on Sacramento; Striper action anticipated
By Gary Heffley
The outlook for sturgeon fishing this weekend (March 6 and 7) sturgeon fishing in the Colusa area should be good.
Big fish targeted at Clear Lake
By Gary Heffley
No complaints at Baum Lake, northern California's steady trout fishing hole
By Gary Heffley
Janet Vaughn of Vaughn’s Sporting Goods and Fly Shop in Burney state’s that no one is complaining about fishing at all. As she mentions if people aren’t catching fish or the fish are too small everyone will say so, but this is not the case... Full Story
DFG goes to the DOGS; Warden/K9 Teams to patrol Bassmaster Tournament
California Department of Fish and Game (DFG) warden/K-9 teams will help inspect incoming boats for Quagga/Zebra mussels for an upcoming bass tournament in Stockton.
Mar. 4 – Pressure down on Upper Trinity; wild steelhead move up
The rains of late February and early March have greatly reduced the number of fishermen on the Trinity while the wild steelhead continue to arrive in nice numbers, according to John Letton of Indian Creek Lodge in Douglas City... Full Story
Whatever happened to my Crayola(tm) Crayon(tm) colors? Or what color is Witches “T”?
By Gary Heffley
All baby boomers grew up with the basic colors as defined by “Crayola.". First, the basic 8: Red, Blue, Orange, Purple, Brown, Black, Orange and Yellow. Many of us graduated to the box of 16 or 64 that had flesh/peach, tan, grey, cornflower and midnight blue. You could color any picture you wanted as you had all of the colors in the world covered. (All told there are now 133 official colors of crayons with some name changes along the way according to Wikipedia online.)
More lucky visitors win Real Fish Swimbaits at NorCal Show -- They catch bass!
Bill Harris, a regular reader of MyOutdoorBuddy, brought his wife to Day Two of the NorCal Sport, Boat and RV show in Anderson on Saturday. Both enjoy fishing for bass so they entered the MyOutdoorBuddy drawing for four Real Fish Bait Company Deadly Custom Swimbaits.
You had to be present to win so Bill and his wife (we failed to get her first name) were among the large crowd that assembled before our booth at 2 p.m. Mrs. Harris held the winning ticket and was very excited when she was awarded her set of four lures. 
Unfortunately we didn’t get a photo of her but if Bill sees this article we hope he takes a photo and emails it to us for posting today while we’re at the show.
Photo at left is of a Real Fish Bait Company Redear Sunfish Swimbait
If you wish to send photos and stories to MyOutdoorBuddy, the address is MyOutdoorBuddy@frontiernet.net.
Unfortunately we didn’t get a photo of her but if Bill sees this article we hope he takes a photo and emails it to us for posting today while we’re at the show. Photo at left is of a Real Fish Bait Company Redear Sunfish Swimbait
If you wish to send photos and stories to MyOutdoorBuddy, the address is MyOutdoorBuddy@frontiernet.net.
Drawings for two sets of lures were held yesterday. The second set was won by Dorie Baublit of Janesville (near Susanville).
Dorie, and her husband Bill were in the booth next to MyOutdoorBuddy.com. Bill builds beautiful, inlaid
custom call boxes and other kinds of turkey calls. If you Google “Custom Built Box Calls” you’ll see that Baublit"s boxes come up second on page one, and are bested only by Cabela’s in the rankings. The boxes are gorgeously handcrafted and designed – real works of art – and they definitely bring in the Toms. Their display also included three mounts of Merriam and Rio Grande turkey feathers. With turkey season only weeks away it would be a great idea to give Bill and Dorie a call at 530-253-3268 or visit their website at www.bbcustomboxcalls.com. A Typical Baublit box call is shown below.
Fishing the North Coast, Mar. 5: Chetco and Smith best options for the weekend
By Kenny Priest
[Kenny Priest, Eureka-based writer who loves to fish fresh and saltwater along the northwest coast has agreed to share a few of his timely north coast reports with MyOutdoorBuddy.]
The Lake Siskiyou Report: Pink Hot, Browns have HIPS!
By Curtis Bartoo, Mt. Shasta Do-It-Best Hardware
Fishing this winter has been more challenging due to changing conditions. The DFG stopped stocking our high mountain lakes due to frogs, bugs or whatever so last year Lake Siskiyou was over-stocked. This changed fishing somewhat. Now I have found that my lure color chart has changed. Colors that were very productive in years past were not having the same luck.
Fall-run salmon seasons could more liberal than expected
By Frank Galusha
Sacramento, March 10: As of 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, the Pacific Fisheries Management Council appeared ready to accept surprisingly liberal proposed recreational salmon seasons in 2010 for fall run Chinook in the Sacramento River, off the northern California coast and in the Klamath/Trinity River systems.
Sacramento, March 10: As of 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, the Pacific Fisheries Management Council appeared ready to accept surprisingly liberal proposed recreational salmon seasons in 2010 for fall run Chinook in the Sacramento River, off the northern California coast and in the Klamath/Trinity River systems.
Steelhead Fishing Tips: Understanding the importance of river levels
By Kenny Priest
[Kenny Priest, Eureka-based writer who loves to fish fresh and saltwater along the northwest coast has agreed to share these winter steelhead fishing tips with MyOutdoorBuddy readers.]
Other northern California & Nevada waters
Where can you fish and where are the fish biting? Keep us in the loop...
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[Editor’s Note: This list of tips is just beginning. The editors, reporters and readers of MyOutdoorBuddy.com will be adding tips regularly.
Please share with our readers what you know that will enhance the experience of wetting a line in northern California waters. What have you learned? Your expertise, no matter where you fish (fresh or saltwater) or what species you target, could be invaluable to other anglers. What not to do is just as important as what to do. Please send your strategies, ideas, tips, techniques and personal experiences to MyOutdoorBuddy (see email address at bottom of homepage). Please include you name and hometown.]
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Fly fishing: Debunking the myths
By Gary Heffley
Fly fishing can be as simple as presenting an artificial bug in front of a fish and waiting for a bite but, in fact, it is a true art form. Much like a masterpiece painter with brush in hand, the truly accomplished fly-rod angler can create a scene that is unmatched, particularly if the area being fished is isolated and pristine. Just watching a good fly-angler form those beautiful loops while lightly, and quite literally, placing his offering on the nose of a rising fish has always captivated me.
Unfortunately, fly-fishing can also be seen as an elitist sport where only the most wealthy and most expensively equipped need apply or are welcomed. But other conventional forms of fishing also have exclusive lodges, getaways and charters that only a few can afford. Why then, I asked myself; do so many conventional anglers see fly-fishers as just a bit too snooty? I asked myself: Is such a negative reputation deserved? --- Full Story
FLW Outdoors announces 2010 bass tourney schedules
WHAT: Date and Location Changes to National Guard FLW Series and National Guard FLW College Fishing
NOTES: FLW Outdoors announced that the Lake Mead and Lake Roosevelt events in the National Guard FLW Series and National Guard FLW College Fishing have been switched due to issues surrounding permits. The National Guard FLW College Fishing Western Regional dates have also been moved up one week. The changes are reflected in the schedules below.
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Attention Coyote Hunters! Know the regs about the use of lights
The use of lights for hunting coyotes at night are somewhat complex. The regs can be found on the DFG website but they are reproduced here for your convenience. Coyote hunting at night is allowed in most northern California counties. As of January 1, the following regulations were published on the DFG website...
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For sale: Black & Tan & Blue Tick Hounds
All three of these hounds have been on 75 bear this year!!
(l.) Blue Tick "Rebel", age 4 yrs, not papered (Price $1000) is outstanding strike dog for bear, bobcat & lion.
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Ground Squirrel War: Cedarville physician does double duty
By Jean Bilodeaux, squirrel hunter and author of Squirrel Wars, A Politically Incorrect Manual on Combat available at www.modocmemories.com
Dr. Chuck Colas, of the Surprise Valley Smokepoles
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California Waterfowl Fundraising Events
For more information on these events, visit http://www.calwaterfowl.org/web2/supportcwa/attendevents/default.htm to view event flyers... Full Story
Proposed F&GC bear regulation changes backed by COHA & CHC houndsmen
The California Department of Fish and Game (CDFG) is proposing a number of changes to the 2010 black bear hunting regulations in an effort to better manage the state’s burgeoning bear population, which has expanded well beyond its traditional range and has quadrupled in the last 25 years to upwards of 38,000 animals.
Spring Turkey Season Starts March 27
It’s time to tune up your calls, check your turkey decoys and assemble all the gear that will make your turkey season a success. Besides gun and ammo or bow and arrows and decoys it’s always wise to have extra calls, bug spray, seat cushions, face and hand camouflage and lightweight rain gear in the backpack... Full Story
Berkeley is site for 2010 Federal Duck Stamp Contest
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced today that the David Brower Center in Berkeley, California, will be the site of the 2010 Federal Duck Stamp Art Contest October 15-16, 2010. This is the first time in the prestigious contest’s 61 year history that the event has been held in the West.
Entries for the contest are due August 15.
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DFG to Offer Clinic for Young Archers
The California Department of Fish and Game (DFG) will offer a beginning archery clinic in Roseville for young archers between the ages of 8-17.
The Youth Archery Spring Fling Clinic will be held Saturday, April 24 from 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the Maya Archery Range, 750 Galleria Blvd. in Roseville... Full Story
RMEF, ISE to team for stronger ISE Expos, Elk Camps
For 35 years, no company has produced better consumer sportsman shows than International Sportsmen’s Expositions (ISE). Annual events in Denver, Phoenix, Sacramento, Salt Lake City and San Mateo, Calif., draw hundreds of thousands of hunters, anglers and conservationists.
On March 4, the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation announced an expanded partnership with ISE... Full Story
Elk Mountain Gear introduces multi-use hunting product: blind, decoy & trekking pole
After a year of research and development, Elk Mountain Inc is entering the hunting industry with an innovative system that can be used as a portable blind, decoy, and a trekking pole. The versatility of this system is so great it has to be seen to be fully appreciated... Full Story
COHA-sponsored SB 1058 would protect Big Game Tag/Upland Game Stamp revenue
Senator Tom Harman (R-Orange) has introduced SB 1058, COHA-sponsored state legislation which would prevent big game tag and upland bird stamp monies from being misused for non-game or non-hunting purposes. A similar COHA-sponsored bill, SB 589, was vetoed by the Governor last year.
Bill Introduced to ban lead shot on State Wildlife Areas
Assembly Member Pedro Nava (D-Santa Barbara) has introduced AB 2223, legislation which would prohibit the use of lead shot on state Wildlife Management Areas (WMAs) operated by the Department of Fish and Game (DFG). Violators of the bill's provisions would be subject to a $500 fine on the first offense.
How to use turkey calls
By Bill Baublit, Baublit Custom Box Calls
New feature coming soon
DFG offers tours of Table Mountain
The California Department of Fish and Game (DFG) will lead free guided tours at Table Mountain near Oroville this winter and spring. The two-hour tours will be conducted on first and third Saturdays, February through May, at 10 a.m. and 1 p.m...
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Birds of Whiskeytown to show at Park Visitor Center!
Whiskeytown National Recreation Area will present an exhibition of photographs by nature photographer Jim Duckworth at the Visitor Center from January 24 through March 13. On exhibit are beautiful images of birds that are commonly found at Whiskeytown...
Cormorant photo by Jim Duckworth Full Story
Sac NWR to have Junior Firefighter Days
It is time for the second Annual Junior Refuge Firefighter Program at Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge (NWR). The Fire Management Staff at Sacramento NWR will be holding a number of fun activities related to the field of firefighting, with children as the main focus. These programs will be held on Saturday, February 20 and Saturday, April 17, 2010 from 10 a.m. - noon. It is great for Boy and Girl Scout groups and young people between grades 3-6.
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Geese and swans return. Fall River Hotel offers package for birders, kayakers
By Frank Galusha
Gaggles of snow white Snow Geese, large squadrons of Tundra Swans and quite a few Cackling or Ross’s Geese are piling back into the Fall River Valley at this time and are expected to remain in the area, resting and feeding prior to returning to their nesting areas in the arctic, Alaska or Canadian provinces as spring approaches.
Update March 8: NorCal Sports Show draws large crowds
Update: Nor-Cal Productions and Taylor Motors presented the 24th Annual Boat, Sport and RV Show at the Shasta District Fairgrounds in Anderson March 5-7 and it was a huge success with larger crowds all three days thanks to beautiful weather. Ann Stryker of Shingletown won the 4-night Houseboat Getaway provided by Silvertorn Resort.
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California Junior Duck Stamp Contest is underway
It’s not too late! Deadline is March 15...
“There is still time for K-12th grade California students to participate in the Federal Junior Duck Stamp annual art competition,” says Marilyn Gamette, state program coordinator.
Do you know how to handle a firearm safely?
By Nathan Zeliff
Authorized CCW Instructor
Authorized CCW Instructor
Do you have a firearm at home for defense of yourself and family? Many Americans do. They recognize their God given right and duty of self defense. However, merely having a firearm available doesn’t automatically mean that you are competent to actually use it. We must remember that with rights there exist corresponding duties and responsibilities. In a future article, the legal requirements for use of deadly force in defense of life will be discussed.
It is important that we all follow the rules for safe gun handling... Full Story
First West Coast Standalone Hunter Derby set for Franktown Meadows near Reno
Franktown Meadows Equestrian Facility will host the first ever standalone high caliber west coast hunter derby competition on Sept. 19, 2010 in Washoe Valley, NV.
Hunter derby’s are exciting to watch and are an adrenaline rush for participants.
March 2010 DFG Calendar
March 2010 DFG Calendar
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California Outdoors Q&As, Mar. 4: Baiting crab traps with rockfish carcasses?
By Carrie Wilson, CA DFG Marine Biologist
Question: I belong to a popular fishing forum on the Internet, and most of my fellow sport fishermen say that when they bait their crab traps/pots, they can use whatever bait they want. Many people are using the carcasses from regulated game fish, such as rockfish, after the fish have been filleted. During previous salmon seasons, they used salmon carcasses, too. Isn't there something in the regulations about this subject? If a person saves their fish carcasses in their freezer, for instance, and then goes out and uses those carcasses in their crab traps, isn't that still considered as "possession"? If I put out crab pots baited with rockfish carcasses, spend the day catching my limit of rockfish and then come back to pull my pots to head back in, I not only have my legal limit of fresh rockfish, but also a bunch of other rockfish carcasses. And what about having those carcasses when a fish isn't even in season?
A special thank you to all
From Frank and Gary & MyOutdoorBuddy staff,
To all of the visitors and vendors who stopped by our booth at the Anderson Boat, Sport and RV show at the Anderson Fairgrounds this weekend, we would like to say Thank You!
Kittle’s Outdoor and Sport Co Auction is March 13
There will be live “inventory reduction” sporting goods auction at Kittles in Colusa, March 13. Preview starts at 8 a.m. to 10- a.m.; auction begins at 10 a.m.
Time to saddle up on a Wild Horse Sanctuary Trail; Ride among wild mustangs and burros
For more than 30 years the Wild Horse Sanctuary near Shingletown has been rescuing wild horses and burros and has seen the original band of 80 wild horses grow to nearly 300 today.
The Wild Horse Sanctuary is home to numerous horses rescued from federal lands in the West, some 40 wild mustangs from Nevada’s Shoshone Indian Nation and Virginia Range, a small herd of Santa Cruz Island horses from Channel Islands National Park, and several individual rescues such as Phantom, the magnificent wild stallion from western Nevada, who took up residence at the Wild Horse Sanctuary in 2007.
Trinity River Fishing Report – February 28, 2010
From Willow Creek, CA. By E. B. Duggan, “D” Fishing Guide
Phone: -3554 yen2fish@yahoo.com
Santa Rosa DFG Meting
Central Valley Returns were the worst ever recorded; ’09 – 39,500; ’08 – 46,500; ’07 – 87,900. Central Valley Delta pumps started to increase pumping water in 2004 and were court ordered to reduce pumping in 2007. If you match up the brood years with the pumping (3yrs per brood year) one can see that the problem was environmental NOT overfishing. Estimated results are worst possibilities NO FISHING for the Sacramento River. At best there could be a very small season like 2009. There are hopes of an Ocean Sport season for 2010. Full Story
Phone: -3554 yen2fish@yahoo.com
Santa Rosa DFG Meting
RFA pushes for flexibility bill
"Unless We Unite...Sportfishing is in big trouble"
By Jim Hutchinson, Jr. Recreational Fishing Alliance, Managing Director
[Editor’s Note: While Mr. Hutchison’s alert posted below refers to the east coast fisheries being closed by NMFS via the Magnuson-Stevens Act (MSA), what’s going on there is exactly what is happening to our fisheries here. MyOutdoorBuddy.com urges all its readers to support the RFA in every way possible.]
Salmonid Restoration Conference is in Redding, Mar. 10-13
Salmonid Restoration Federation and the California-Nevada American Fisheries Society chapter will co-host the 28th Annual Salmonid Restoration Conference and the 44th Annual Cal-Neva AFS Conference in Redding, California, March 10-13.
USFWS proposes voluntary draft Tidal Marsh Recovery Plan
A proposed voluntary effort to recover tidal marsh ecosystems along the California coast has been written by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. The Draft Recovery Plan for Tidal Marsh Ecosystems of Northern and Central California lays out strategies for the public and interested parties and groups to cooperate in conserving the native species that depend on tidal marshes. The plan covers 17 species, six that are federally protected and 11 more that are imperiled. In reality, the plan will help many more species in the tidal marshes, which are down to less than 10 per cent of their original extent... Full Story
SALMON: Is it time to think outside the box?
By Gary Heffley
Being an average fisherman who has enjoyed the highs and lows of salmon fishing over the last few decades I am dismayed along with everyone else about the state of the California Salmon fishery. I am not talking just about the state of recreational salmon fishing in the state; I am speaking of the industry that has all but disappeared.
Flow Policy for coastal rivers flawed: Why you should act!
Abstract: Proposed Flow Policy -- Why you should act!
By Bob Baiocchi, California Fisheries and Water Unlimited
The State Water Resources Control Board (State Water Board) will be adopting a Flow Policy for some Northern California coastal streams from the Mattole River south to San Francisco Bay. This policy is a result of actions by Trout Unlimited and the California Legislature.
The proposed Flow Policy will hopefully and finally provide daily releases of flows from some coastal dams and diversions to prevent the extinction of coastal endangered Coho salmon and threatened steelhead trout, including endangered Tidewater Goby species in coastal lagoons
These species are protected by the federal and state Endangered Species Acts. Unfortunately the California Department of Fish and Game, US NOAA Fisheries, US Fish and Wildlife Service, State Water Board, and the California Resources Agency have ignored enforcing the federal and state ESA because of water politics in California.
The Flow Study falls short of providing a statewide policy that sustains Coho salmon and threatened steelhead, and endangered Tidewater Goby throughout California coastal rivers and streams.
Please write the State Water Board and demand that all coastal rivers and streams have adequate flow requirements below all dams and diversions that sustain Coho salmon and their habitat and threatened steelhead and their habitat, and also endangered Tidewater Goby species and their habitat because these fisheries belong to the people of California. Write: commentletters@waterboards.ca.gov .
The proposed Flow Policy will hopefully and finally provide daily releases of flows from some coastal dams and diversions to prevent the extinction of coastal endangered Coho salmon and threatened steelhead trout, including endangered Tidewater Goby species in coastal lagoons
These species are protected by the federal and state Endangered Species Acts. Unfortunately the California Department of Fish and Game, US NOAA Fisheries, US Fish and Wildlife Service, State Water Board, and the California Resources Agency have ignored enforcing the federal and state ESA because of water politics in California.
The Flow Study falls short of providing a statewide policy that sustains Coho salmon and threatened steelhead, and endangered Tidewater Goby throughout California coastal rivers and streams.
Please write the State Water Board and demand that all coastal rivers and streams have adequate flow requirements below all dams and diversions that sustain Coho salmon and their habitat and threatened steelhead and their habitat, and also endangered Tidewater Goby species and their habitat because these fisheries belong to the people of California. Write: commentletters@waterboards.ca.gov .
Anglers are encouraged to submit written comments to the State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB) to support California coastal anadromous fisheries. Bob Baiocchi, a California Licensed Angler and fish advocate is asking anglers to “Demand Instream Flows at all times from all dams and diversions that will provide daily flows for the survival of anadromous fish in need of spawning, rearing, migration, and lagoon habitats)... Full Story
F&G Commission betrays anglers; South Coast MLPA Act decision is biased
[Editor's Note: This article applies to northern California fishing news in that the North Coast MLPA Process is currently underway. This is just the latest in series of decisions made by the Fish & Game Commission that show disregard for the input of local stakeholders. Be on guard...your favorite north coast fishing spot is in jeopardy! -- To help contact the Humbolt Area Saltwater Anglers via the Humboldt Tuna Club website: www.humboldttuna.com]
March 4 -- Yesterday, as part of the South Coast region's Marine Life Protection Act (MLPA) process, the California Fish and Game Commission (FGC) voted to only keep in consideration the alternative created by the Blue Ribbon Task Force (BRTF). The Commission's action effectively terminates consideration of the three proposals created by the citizens selected to participate in the process. This includes Proposal 2, which is supported by the Partnership for Sustainable Oceans (PSO) and the recreational fishing and boating community in Southern California.
Bob Fletcher, senior advisor for the Sportfishing Association of California (SAC) and a Partnership for Sustainable Oceans (PSO) member, commented, "To single out the BRTF's proposal and not give the stakeholder proposals an opportunity for review is both an outrage and a decision with consequences we will all regret. The March 3 vote demonstrates a blatant disregard for promises and commitments for a fair and open process, and is yet another biased decision that has plagued this process." --- Full Story