Environmentalist's Lynch Mob

[LadyFisher]

of California really is a fly fisherman...he and his wife frequented a well-known lodge near Victor Montana. He fished for trout on the Bitterroot with the same guide we used. We were told he is not a 'beginner.' Perhaps there is more to the story?

[Lew]

I think that about half of the problems this country is encountering is the result of the judicial system of the 9th circuit. I don't know what has to happen to obliterate it, but I'd line up to see it happen.

[DShock]

..http://dfg.ca.gov/news/news08/08131.html

Complete List: http://dfg.ca.gov/news/stocking/
Doug

[DaveP63]

For some reason this stinks like the whole peta "fishing is cruel" campaign. Maybe it's the same thing wearing different clothing? The whole argument smacks of idiocy. Obviously no one bothered to listen to the experts from the DFW...

[jimsnarocks]

of California really is a fly fisherman...he and his wife frequented a well-known lodge near Victor Montana. He fished for trout on the Bitterroot with the same guide we used. We were told he is not a 'beginner.' Perhaps there is more to the story?

I agree that he can fish. He's just not friendly to non blue ribbon waters in the state he wants to control. I don't claim to understand budget balancing and running a state. As a taxpayer and a contributor to the economy of this state I feel shafted by some of his actions.

http://www.fishsniffer.com/dbachere/...udgetcuts.html ?

This article says some of it. Jim

[JohnScott]

...Perhaps there is more to the story?

Not likely. Don't have anything more to work with than the articles that Doug linked. BUT ...

The story seems pretty simple. The CA DFG is in violation of a law ( CEQA ) enacted some time ago by the CA legislature. A group with the right and standing to challenge the DFG on the violation did so in an appropriate court. The judge on the case saw the merits of the the challenge. The DFG agreed it was in violation of the law and voluntarily settled for what it thought was a very good deal after what it described as tough negotiations.

There are numerous stories, some true and some fictional, some in history, some in literature, and some in the movies about lynch mobs that got it wrong and hung the wrong person because they didn't take time to look at the facts and the law. Somehow this thread reminds me of those lynch mob stories.

John

[Greg F]

Not a lot of thought or planning went into many of the planting programs. What do we get? Overpopulated stunted brook trout, browns preying on natives, planted rainbows pushing out and interbreeding with the native cutts, redbands, and goldens, striped bass eating anything they can run down including native salmon smolts...the list goes on. An environmental impact report before a fish planting program sounds like good planning.

Greg

[Big Bad Wulff]

I would invite everyone to join this organization. They fight stuff like this all the time.:

www.sharetrails.org
They support responsible use of OUR public lands.