What facts? Opinions are not facts. I asked numerous questions at the start of this thread and you DID NOT ANSWER THEM. All I got back was the sound bite of “stocking, stream restoration, and enforcement”. No details. No plan, no research supporting your position, no rational debate on the issues. Just a political position.
I gave up on the Juan years ago, because it was no longer a fun place to fish, with unbelievable crowds, fish caught so many times they give up when you hook them, massive stocking to keep the #s up, rude anglers and guides, and so on. I understand your frustration at wanting to make this a better river for trout fishermen, and I am not necessarily opposed to this stamp or the reasons you are trying to get this legislation passed. But you cannot expect me to just take it on faith that you are the good guys and everyone else is a bad guy, because I have no idea who you, or any of the others whose names you keep dropping, ARE, or that me giving you $10 will make the world a better place. I am playing Devil’s Advocate here so that some useful information makes it to the readers of this site. At least I am trying to do so.
I repeat what I asked at the start and have not seen answers for:
What is the stocking plan, or what changes do you propose to fund with this money? Do you have science supporting the need to stock more (or less, or differently) than is done now, or is this just to offset the costs incurred by NMFG to stock? Will changes in stocking be subject to public review/environmental analysis?
What sort of stream improvement? Structural enhancements? Flow regime changes? Gravel supplement (I did see a mention of this, but what sort of enhancement, how much, when, what size rock…)? Is there research and data available to support any proposed work (I see in several other places that there is a need for a comprehensive evaluation of the river)? If habitat work improves spawning, will stocking be reduced to compensate? Will this pay for the environmental analyses required to do this work on public lands? Will it be used to pay for education, efforts to prevent aquatic nuisance species, wash stations for boats, and the like?
What part(s) of the San Juan will this $ be spent on? Will the $ be spent solely on public lands/waters? Will it be required only on public waters (how far down from the dam, in other words)? Is this an additional fee over the state parks fee you have to pay to fish much of the tailwater? Is the fee $10 for nonresidents for a year, and if so, calendar year or year from date of purchase, or will you need to buy this stamp each time you purchase a short-term nonresident license?