Wow, I thought Chesapeake and it’s Stripers had come back gang busters. Have we reached a point where they are in trouble again? I only get out there about every three or four years of so. Consequently, I’m not that up on their status.
Ban it from restaurant menus as it was done in New York State in the past, do away with the two fish limit for charters and a slot size in the 20′s only will go along way to preserve our beloved fish.
That just sucks! Being an in-lander, I’ve often been curious about the fact that there isn’t any license requirement for inshore ocean fishing. I know them’s fightin’ words for sea faring folk, but I have to wonder it that might help the situation a bit. I can see that it’s done a great deal for rivers, lakes and streams on land. Still, it’s a whole set of new issues I’m sure, probably two separate problems, and I’m not fan of government or regulatory interference. It’s very depressing though. I remember what the last collapse was like, nothing short of devastating to the economy. I thought the lesson was learned last time around. Obviously not.
Why am I the only one that does not think this is that awesome? I love SF of course. but more and more and more I want the rec fishermen to be more aware of what they are doing. The commercial guys are only a small piece of the pie. Just glance at the party boat reports and see the fish they are killing in our area… not just them but us rec fishermen in general… even if you are not keeping the fish, the way you catch them can kill them hours later… etc etc etc….
I commend Brad Burn’s enthusiasm and drive, however videos like this drive a stake between comm. and rec. fishermen when we really need to begin working together. NOAA’s catch share program is a far more threatening nemesis to the striped bass fishery than any commercial enterprise.
Please educate yourself about catch shares so we can move past the rec./comm. debate and save our right to fish period. Pick up an issue of the Big Game Fishing Journal or Google catch shares if you don’t know what I’m talking about.
Will look into catch shares but the one thing I admire about Stripers Forever is their singular focus. They’ve honed in on one aspect of the issue and stay true to it.
Wow, I thought Chesapeake and it’s Stripers had come back gang busters. Have we reached a point where they are in trouble again? I only get out there about every three or four years of so. Consequently, I’m not that up on their status.
Oh yeah, there’s worry that a second collapse could be on the way.
Ban it from restaurant menus as it was done in New York State in the past, do away with the two fish limit for charters and a slot size in the 20′s only will go along way to preserve our beloved fish.
The worry about slot sizes is the potential to wipe out a whole year class.
That just sucks! Being an in-lander, I’ve often been curious about the fact that there isn’t any license requirement for inshore ocean fishing. I know them’s fightin’ words for sea faring folk, but I have to wonder it that might help the situation a bit. I can see that it’s done a great deal for rivers, lakes and streams on land. Still, it’s a whole set of new issues I’m sure, probably two separate problems, and I’m not fan of government or regulatory interference. It’s very depressing though. I remember what the last collapse was like, nothing short of devastating to the economy. I thought the lesson was learned last time around. Obviously not.
Why am I the only one that does not think this is that awesome? I love SF of course. but more and more and more I want the rec fishermen to be more aware of what they are doing. The commercial guys are only a small piece of the pie. Just glance at the party boat reports and see the fish they are killing in our area… not just them but us rec fishermen in general… even if you are not keeping the fish, the way you catch them can kill them hours later… etc etc etc….
Agreed, there definitely needs to be more accountability on the recreational end of things. There’s a whole road to go down there.
I commend Brad Burn’s enthusiasm and drive, however videos like this drive a stake between comm. and rec. fishermen when we really need to begin working together. NOAA’s catch share program is a far more threatening nemesis to the striped bass fishery than any commercial enterprise.
Please educate yourself about catch shares so we can move past the rec./comm. debate and save our right to fish period. Pick up an issue of the Big Game Fishing Journal or Google catch shares if you don’t know what I’m talking about.
Will look into catch shares but the one thing I admire about Stripers Forever is their singular focus. They’ve honed in on one aspect of the issue and stay true to it.
I lived in Sacramento, and they have Stripers that run in the rivers there.
I never caught one, but they say a Striper really fights.
Those fish are the same, imported from the East Coast back in the day.