URGENT: CDFW emergency meeting RE Potential Rec Fishing Closure

This is why they always plan meeting at inconvenient times and locations, to prevent too many people from crowding the forum.
But now that the public can access remotely they're seeing the true number of concerned citizens.

Meeting is to be rescheduled.... that was a cluster

I was just out at my favorite black bass lake with my HOW "boss" and we were discussing this matter about how lucky we are we can still enjoy one of our past times while other states suffer.

In my hood it is great to see dad's fishing with their children in our ponds too.

Seems California is taking this way too far and the need to back off.

Please make sure to email the Commission your thoughts in appropriate manner.

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Damn, hopefully they don't just make a decision now.

Below is the link that announces the decision to delay the meeting until next week.  The announcement also clarifies that this meeting was not to ban fishing Statewide but to provide a means to work with specific counties and tribes that have requested restrictions.

https://cdfgnews.wordpress.com/2020/04/09/california-fish-and-game-commission-emergency-meeting-will-be-rescheduled-for-next-week/

Thanks, David. I was looking for this document.

Below is the link that announces the decision to delay the meeting until next week.  The announcement also clarifies that this meeting was not to ban fishing Statewide but to provide a means to work with specific counties and tribes that have requested restrictions.

https://cdfgnews.wordpress.com/2020/04/09/california-fish-and-game-commission-emergency-meeting-will-be-rescheduled-for-next-week/

If you looked at the meeting documents, there were several scenarios outlined in them including a statewide closure.  I do not trust that the reassurance that this is only certain counties and tribes is accurate.  I mean, I'm like 85% sure that we were only looking at postponing the sierra trout opener, but that other 15% of me doesn't trust the commission to limit it to just that.

I was on the call this morning.  It was completely horrible, and it really wouldn't have surprised me for the commissioners to kick it over to the governor for an emergency closure state wide out of pure spite.  People behaved very, very poorly and I can't believe that many of them function in society, or even go outside without helmets and neck cones to keep them from eating all the paint chips.

  People behaved very, very poorly and I can't believe that many of them function in society, or even go outside without helmets and neck cones to keep them from eating all the paint chips.

Much like how this forum "behaves" at times.   

  People behaved very, very poorly and I can't believe that many of them function in society, or even go outside without helmets and neck cones to keep them from eating all the paint chips.

Much like how this forum "behaves" at times.   

No not at all like this forum. This forum is civil and maintains some level of decorum. There’s also quite a lot of history between a lot of the members here that is not all online.  Sometimes we might argue over what color crayon tastes better, but we keep that among ourselves and behave appropriately in public.

  People behaved very, very poorly and I can't believe that many of them function in society, or even go outside without helmets and neck cones to keep them from eating all the paint chips.

Much like how this forum "behaves" at times.   

No not at all like this forum. This forum is civil and maintains some level of decorum. There’s also quite a lot of history between a lot of the members here that is not all online.  Sometimes we might argue over what color crayon tastes better, but we keep that among ourselves and behave appropriately in public.

Bah !   

True that Doug. 

Thanks for the updates .

Below is the link that announces the decision to delay the meeting until next week.  The announcement also clarifies that this meeting was not to ban fishing Statewide but to provide a means to work with specific counties and tribes that have requested restrictions.

https://cdfgnews.wordpress.com/2020/04/09/california-fish-and-game-commission-emergency-meeting-will-be-rescheduled-for-next-week/

I was on the call this morning.  It was completely horrible, and it really wouldn't have surprised me for the commissioners to kick it over to the governor for an emergency closure state wide out of pure spite.  People behaved very, very poorly and I can't believe that many of them function in society, or even go outside without helmets and neck cones to keep them from eating all the paint chips.

Anyone happen to record the audio??

Governor is talking about this right now

Governor is talking about this right now

Its nice that he hears the fishing community, hopefully his words carry weight and the seasons are simply delayed.

Basically saying it will be handled by cdfw in conjunction with each county and is not a state ban. The thought is to delay trout opening not to cancel it or ban fishing