there are millions of stressors that live down south. Lets feed them to the coyotes!
there are millions of stressors that live down south. Lets feed them to the coyotes!
"I can hear the salmon fish saying - I'll be back!"
Arnold Schwazenegger, Governor of California, at Klamath Basin Restoration Agreement Signing, February 18, 2010
Tony .... I like your approach, you not only went to the meeting to oppose the Bill but you at the same time gave them something to think about other than their target fish.... It is rather sad we have to keep fighting our own elected officials to keep our Fishing and Hunting (Bear and Doves)... We need to think hard when we go to the Polls in November... No more Reckless Voting that gave us what we have now......Thanks Again
Bear and Doves --- Mountain Lion taste like pork roast. CA rules prohibit that too.
Lick your lips in Nevada... Mountain Lion Hunting in California is gone FOREVER......
Her is one for you Dustin R....
No offense meant Tony, but the squawfish conspiracy theory you seem compelled to advance is laughable and the conclusions you seem to arrive at regarding PM’s, to put it as bluntly as possible, are largely wrong and/or misleading. I’d encourage you and anyone else who feels compelled to fight this one to ditch the total striper worship mentality and also the abject hatred for the water projects(they’re both potential contributors to very differing degrees IMO) and familiarize yourself with the available science regarding the POD and Sac River Chinook collapse. Can’t say stripers are my forte and it’s been 2-3 years since I’ve read anything on the POD, but even back then the science around the root causes of the POD were pretty well developed as was/is the cause of the Salmon collapse. The science in this case, was almost completely on your side and makes what was gutted from AB2336 look as ridiculous as this PM theory, and I can’t imagine it (the science) has changed direction in the last few years.
If you had gone to the assembly meeting last Tuesday you would have heard the term "stressor" brought up numerous times. It's a new word for me that I've never used before but it seemed to fit the discussion. Stressing the delta's water system was the obvious subject everyone there was dancing around. Fuller's attack on striped bass was simply a diversionary tactic that failed and she had to quickly amend her proposal. I believe that the plan was to eliminate the striped bass, eliminate the salmon, and in so doing eliminate fishermen from fishing. If there's no one fishing, there will be no one to complain about the lack of water and the dying delta. It Didn't Work!
As for the squawfish (I'm old school), they're just another nail in the coffin. They're not the only cause for the salmon failure, but they're a damn big one. Everywhere they exist salmon and steelhead have suffered. Sure, damming, logging, and siltation have all added to the problem too while at the same time improving the habitat for the squawfish.
All different kinds "stressors" are contributing to a failing enviroment and it all comes down to WATER. Our state is over-run with "illegals" ALL drinking water. The world population is growing beyond capacity and sooner or later everything is going to suffer and unfortunately our natural enviroment is first to feel the effects of limited supply.
Anytime some one attacks something you love, you respond aggressively. I love striped bass just as many others on this board love steelhead or tarpon or bird-watching, and if we can all contribute something toward saving a little bit of nature maybe our grandkids will get to see a little of what we've come to enjoy. And, if killing a few squawfish along the way helps save a few remaining striped bass and salmon, I'll bonk a lot more of them.
TONY BUZOLICH
Feather River Fly
Yuba City, CA.
(530) 790-7180
"I can hear the salmon fish saying - I'll be back!"
Arnold Schwazenegger, Governor of California, at Klamath Basin Restoration Agreement Signing, February 18, 2010
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