http://www.oregonlive.com/pacific-northwest-news/index.ssf/2017/04/oregon_poachers_face_new_penal.html

Fines up to $50,000. It would be nice if poaching fines here in California had these kind of teeth.

These are all aimed at trophy poaching.

The old threads here are informative, but is there anything new on the home security front?  I never followed through on getting a new security system, but my neighborhood has seen a new rash of thefts.  I'm looking for a security system that does the following:

* Wireless cameras, battery operated, reasonably long life or solar powered.
* wifi connected through my home router
* On site recording to secure DVR or hard drive
* night vision
* motion detection
* 3mp or better cameras
* 4 cameras, with ability to expand number of cameras
* push notification to iPhone for activity at unusual hour on street camera, all hours in the alley
* under $1,000

Does such an animal exist?  I'll hardwire if I have to but its 2017 and all of this seems like it should be possible.

I don't need to know how to deal with the tweekers, only to catch them on camera and be alerted in real time.  Property crimes are out of control in my neighborhood right now.

I'm on a rod buying mission after breaking two of them in the last 5 days.  One of the rods I broke was a small, inexpensive telescoping backpacking rod that I'd broken once before and Sasquatch resurrected for another season but it's given up now. 

What are you guys using for backpacking rods these days?  Not looking to break the bank, something with light action that will go with a shimano sedona 2000 for flipping lures in the marbles and trinity alps. 

Something that is light, compact, and durable would be great.  Telescoping or a 4 piece?  I had an old 6 piece Eagle Claw once that I didn't like but that was like early 90s or so, but i'm assuming that backcountry spinning rods have come a long way since then.

Thanks.

This article is troubling, looks like a developing story:

http://www.sacbee.com/news/state/california/water-and-drought/article131743014.html

"At the fish hatchery just below the dam – one of a handful the state counts on to sustain its $1.4 billion commercial and recreational fishing industries – 4 million salmon were being trucked to holding ponds adjacent to the nearby Thermalito complex, a system of downstream reservoirs. Those ponds would be safe from the cloudy water conditions, said Morse.

That represents just half the baby fish at the hatchery. Morse said the Thermalito facility can’t accommodate all the fish at risk, so more than 4 million will remain in the hatchery while filtration experts try to devise a solution.

Each year the Feather River Hatchery releases 7 million baby salmon into the Central Valley’s waterways. Last March, state officials estimated that fish raised in the Feather River accounted for 63 percent and 76 percent of the state’s recreational and commercial ocean catches, respectively.

“The loss of hatchery-produced salmon from Feather River Hatchery would be a major blow to salmon fishermen in California,” said John McManus, executive director of the Golden Gate Salmon Association.

At the hatchery Thursday, workers waded waist-deep through concrete holding ponds filled with water the color of chocolate milk. They used screens to push baby fish toward tanker trucks that would transport them a few miles southwest to Thermalito."

Does anyone have any better information as to what is going on?

I want one, I want to use it in the salt with my iPhone safely in the dry bag.  They run anywhere from $15 to $eleventy bajillion.  Anyone have any luck with these while fishing?  Comfort is more important than durability because I can always replace them when they corrode/wear out.

I was looking at these:

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B015IEW1AY?ref_=ams_ad_dp_asin_1

Amazon #1 best seller and only $25.

There's a bunch more on amazon in the $30-$35 range but I have no experience with them and no basis for comparison.

Appreciate any and all recs.  Thanks.

It's been a few years but I want to cure some lingcod skins and I really would like to retain the blue skin color after curing.  There is scant information online.  Kirk at MFN has a blog post that says it might not be possible.  A search here yielded not much.

Anybody have any ideas?

A family friendly yellow perch fishing day, no license needed. We will be on the south side 2 miles from the hatchery, fish fry on site. My family and Sasquatch family in so far, no kayak or fishing license needed for this far north hookup.

Installing a QRAS, mostly for use springer fishing on the Klamath and points north.  So swift current and plenty of debris potential.

I've read Tote's tutorial and I have some more questions.

I's there a reason to add an eye pad instead of attaching a carabiner to the line attaching the t handle at the rudder end on my revo 13?  Will this interfere with rudder operation?  Will I even want to have the rudder deployed when sitting on anchor or recovering the anchor line?

I haven't drilled any holes for this yet, probably will be drilling tomorrow.

Won't the cord winder just be something that catches more debris?  They break easily too ime. Does anyone have a better solution than a cord winder?

Why a bungee loop?  paracord should work fine here, no?

Instead of a loop at the end of the rope attached to the float - the one that the yellow floating line runs through - what about a brass or stainless ring?  Less prone to catching on something I'd think, thoughts?

I'm sure i'll have more questions.  Thanks.