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Half right. The PFBC proposal goes only to committees not the full legislature. If the committees do nothing the proposal goes into effect. To reject the proposal a committee must create It’s own proposal which ultimately is approved or rejected by the governor. Again, not the process according to our constitution. there should be no power, limited or not, that grants the power to raise revenue to the unelected/unaccountable.
"The Erie Access Improvement Grant Program was made possible by Act 159 of 2004 which created a new Lake Erie stamp (required for anglers fishing in the Lake Erie watershed) and a Combination Lake Erie Trout/Salmon Stamp. The Act provides that the proceeds from the sale of Lake Erie permits are to be deposited into a restricted account within the Fish Fund to "be used to provide public fishing access or to protect or improve fish habitat on or at Lake Erie, Presque Isle Bay and their tributaries, including waters that flow into those tributaries. Act 56 of 2020 expanded the Erie program to include many different types of projects that benefit public fishing in the Lake Erie watershed, such as fish cleaning stations, new technology, and research projects to improve the fishery."
I quite enjoy it - idealism is what it is - idealism. And while it can be countered with what is more "realistic," it is still true. He is generally correct with information he shows and I appreciate the constant nagging. Someone has to advocate for what is right, favorable or not.
The Tylersville hatchery surely has an impact, but the situation there is much better than in the past. The DEP cracked down on them: The number of fish they raise there was reduced. The amount of water they can take from the spring was reduced. They went from having zero effluent treatment to a settling pond and microfilters. The effluent is much cleaner now than in the past.
When did this happen and do you know how much they reduced the spring draw? I thought it originally went from 50% spring draw to 100% draw, so I'm curious where it is now. I've been fishing FC all my life and 25-30 days a season for the past seven or eight years and it continues to worsen, IMO. I forget whatever happened with the Nicholas Meats debacle - any info on that?
In terms of right or wrong, sometimes i think in those terms but for me its maybe more selfish. I personally like when ecosystems function, are stable(relatively, without boom and bust cycles beyond normal Variation), and maintain biodiversity. Being that we are in a sixth mass extinction crisis just the goal of keeping as many species around as we can and having better fishing as a result of license dollars spent dually on conservation/access.
I don't remember what year it was. Their license was coming up for renewal and DEP had a meeting at the Lamar Fire Hall. I was there and it was PACKED. All the chairs were taken and people were lined up along the wall. Nearly all the people there were pro-hatchery. Sportsmen club people that operate coop hatcheries came from far and wide. And they were giving the DEP a hard time.
Fair points. I would agree.
Makes sense. Ha.
At the meeting a lot of the history of the hatchery was discussed. I don't remember all of it. But I do recall that originally the hatchery was much smaller. There were expansions over the years, i.e. raising far more fish, so they drew more of the spring water.
Five fish per day would translate to 5 fish per trip. The avg trip length on Pa wild trout streams is 2.84 hrs. Anglers fishing on wild trout streams the size of Fishing Ck in the narrows average 3.3 trout per trip, but when just considering brown trout fisheries the statewide avg brown trout per trip drops to 1.59. The point is that when placed in the context of average catch rates in Pa, 5 trout per day (trip) is three time the average. What is expected from a stream that sees so much pressure (avoidance learning by BT) particularly in the narrows?
The hatchery closure had an immediate impact on the brook trout population, long before the large habitat project.
From the article linked below >
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