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Stop the Elitists – Here’s How!By Frank Galusha, EasyWriter See the article dated December 8 in the archives -- see section entitled “Old Fishing Reports” here at MyOutdoorBuddy to read about the attempts by misguided conservationist organizations and their attempt to derail the California Department of Fish and Game’s trout stocking program.
If you want the DFG to continue planting our lakes with trout, you must start writing to your government agencies and representatives. Our DFG is not the antagonist in this battle... Full Story |
Lucky Bear Casino Sets Steelhead DerbyThe Lucky Bear Casino in Hoopa is passing out a flyer with a man holding a huge steelhead with a daring headline: “SO YOU THOUGHT YOU COULD FISH” to announce its January 31, 2009 Trinity River Steelhead Derby which will be held starting at 6:30 a.m. Deadline for registration is one-half-hour earlier at 6:00 a.m. --- Full Story |
“Don’t Go Away! The Year’s Top 10 Fish Tales Are Next.”
By Frank Galusha, EasyWriter
Nothing is older than yesterday’s newspaper but nothing is more boring or superficial than recycled 15-second sound bites on radio and TV. One dose of news a day is enough for most of us. Our habit of grabbing the dial or the clicker proves that. “But wait!” say the newscasters. “Breaking news is just ahead.” Alas, the film that used to come at eleven is now “promised” to arrive in 180 seconds or less. It rarely does. The producers have made a game out of delaying delivery sometimes beyond the next commercial break. Howie Mandell’s “We’ll open that case when we come back,” is a thousand times more tantalizing than the news most likely to follow the equally repetitive barrage of TV commercials: male enhancement products, Mighty MendIt, or Madison Avenue’s computer-generated talking geckos, “afflac-ing” ducks and cavorting whales. All are out to sell us some form of insurance we can’t use, afford or need. At least the whales are real outdoor creatures until they are morphed into a logo. Invariably, the “story” we were promised was one we saw in the prior news cycle or one that simply escapes notice altogether. |
Feather River and Nimbus Hatcheries Meet Salmon Egg Take Goals Mokelumme misses it's target; will get help from Nimbus. |
Diverse Hatchery System Yields Results for Endangered Coho SalmonThe Warm Springs Hatchery, operated by the Department of Fish and Game (DFG), is vital to re-establishing endangered wild coho salmon to the Russian River Basin. This year, the innovative captive rearing and broodstock program conducted at the hatchery continued its success with the release of 92,000 fingerling coho salmon and the spawning of captive-reared wild coho broodstock... Full Story |
Clear Lake Fishing Report, January 2, 2009By Bob Rider, Lakeshore Bait & Tackle Welcome sportsmen & women to the first report of 2009. We’ve got an upbeat report for you today. Full Story |
Far Northern California Fishing Report, Fall Winter #1By Guy "BOOG" Ives, (530)598-2928, Pautzke's Pro Staff, Shasta Tackle Pro Staff, Team Shred Pro Staff, Team Rogue Rods, Team Berge Tackle Now is when I get serious about fishing: Salmon, steelhead and trout, Yahoo! The salmon and steelhead are now entering the Klamath system. Full Story |
Friends of CAL-ORE Fish Want Steelhead Derby EntrantsBrookings, |