Western Outdoor News: Few Trout Plants, Few Licenses Sold

WON writes that "trout plants in California have declined 39 percent since 2012, and by 50 percent in pounds of trout. DFW trout plants went from over 4 million pounds of trout in 2012 to barely over 2 million pounds last year, and judging by the looks of things this year, 2017 will go down in history as planting fewer trout than any time in decades — or maybe forever."

Editorial, Trout Plants, Fishing Licenses, California Department of Fish and Wildlife, DFW

A (Kind of) Funny Story

To underscore how cumbersome recreational fishing licenses can be, a Oregon couple turns the table on the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife.

Can the same be said of California fishing regulations? Would streamlining or removing cumbersome regulations stimulate fishing license sales? How?

The Southern Oregon couple's letter has currently been shared 83,872 on Facebook.

"Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke signed an order on Friday to expand hunting and fishing on federal land, saying it would improve wildlife management and conservation," writes the AP.

Organizations that have made fishing less accessible in California say "don't be fooled."

Was this a good move? Let's hear from you!

WASHINGTON (AP) - Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke signed an order on Friday to expand hunting and fishing on federal land, saying it would improve wildlife management and conservation.Environmentalists dismissed it as "a do-nothing order."The order directs the Fish and Wildlife Service and other agenc...

"We don't sell very many annual licenses this time of year because people aren't sure they'll go fishing more than four times before the end of the year. I have that conversation with people all the time, and most end up buying a one- or two-day license." said Victor Babbitt, owner of Tahoe Fly Fishing Outfitters in South Lake, which has been in business since April of 1994.

Maybe California Senate Bill 187 was doomed from the start.The number 187 is a standard police code for murder and the bill put forward by California State Sen. Tom

When Designating a State Dinosaur is More Important than a 12-Month Fishing License!

While the California State Legislature didn’t think it was important to fix California’s failing fishing license system, it made designating an official state dinosaur (Augustynolophus morrisi) a priority, writes the Oroville Mercury Register editorial board. The MR writes that the State Legislature’s priorities are “amusing, infuriating and scary.”

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