Vehicle break ins at Sunrise area!

[Bill Kiene semi-retired]

Some are RVing north in the summer and south in the winter........year round fishing.



Some have a small home where it is nice in the summer (MT) and another that is nice in the winter (FL).

Houses in these places are usually much cheaper than in California as long as they are in an expensive area.



We are headed back to Sebastian, Florida in a few weeks to fish for small Tarpon, Snook, Redfish, Ladyfish and Seatrout.

Weather is averagely in the 70s in the winter in Florida so you can fish year round for something.

There are tons of inspiring YouTube videos on fishing Florida.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DP3_r7xZQsU

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[Charlie S]

I imagine that such a program is not possible due to legal problems. Say a volunteer ranger, working under the authority of the city or county, but without graduation from an accredited law enforcement course of instruction, the appointing authority could incur a lawsuit if a suspect was injured or illegally detained, during an arrest. Or if the ranger was injured, would that same authority fully cover medical and other costs? Add the cost of a background investigation, polygraph, and compensation of uniforms and equipment, training and a supervised check period, I really don’t see any rational city or county authority using this option. But then again we are talking about California where safe and sane decisions are ignored for feel good programs.

[Lance Gray]

I just got off the phone with a friend of mine that works at the fish hatchery there on the American River. He was telling me that every morning a staff member has the duty of walking around the grounds to clean up toilet paper and human s"*t. If they run into a homeless person they call a warden or police to have them removed.

This just confirms my decision to stop guiding and doing tours on the river.

Really folks is there anyone out there that wants to stand in water and fish that someone is crapping in or worse disgrading their use needles in.

Not this kid!

Sorry to be a party pooper on a Friday. Have a great weekend and fish some place than the American.

[Carl Blackledge]

Lance,

I feel the same way about the Russian River.

Carl

[Tony Buzolich]

Don't forget to mention the Feather and the Yuba too. There are miles of camps all along both rivers and the police/sheriff depts have been told to not harass them.

It seems the worse around cities and populated areas where these folk can scrounge and steal easily, get food stamps for free, and all the drugs they want.

Think too about eating any of the fish that inhabit these waters.

[Lance Gray]

I hear you!

[yubaman]

As bad as they are, the Eel might be even worse? We drifted it last year about 10 days after a high water event and you
could have fully stocked a swap meet with all of the clothing, sleeping bags and tarps that were hanging from the bushes along the river.

[Steve S]

What I don't understand as it relates to break ins on an urban fishery such as the American River is why there isn't wifi at the parking areas so that if someone wants to put a live streaming camera in their vehicle to keep an eye out so to speak they can do it and without running afoul of ACLU complaints about fixed municipal cameras in public spaces. It's automated, scalable and a fraction of the cost of the overhead for more law enforcement, or the liability of a citizen force.

The trash and feces are another issue.

[PV_Premier]

Bill it’s all well and good but many of the places you list don’t have an abundance of jobs and honestly are quickly becoming as expensive as CA...

Everyone is not to trot on moving to Reno but I don’t see the appeal.

Anyways back on topic. I don’t fish the American at all despite living 1 mile from Paradise Beach. The fishing isn’t good enough to justify the riff raff.

[Rich Morrison]

California has unfortunately been ruined. The state is governed out of the population centers of LA and San Fran and it’s only going to get worse. You have the second highest rate of income tax in the country behind only New York. Yet it’s ok to poop on the street and accountability is considered a dirty word. I loved growing up in Nor Cal. That place is long gone.