(-There are a few nuts that fish year-long on NYS C&R Trout waters---you know one of them---there's others, too



From my understanding, having attended two such meetings, the current trout fishing regs are 30 years old, and based upon catch rate... DEC wants to manage inland trout streams as either WILD or STOCKED... based upon stream biological, and other factors... and not necessarily angler catch rate... at the recent Newburgh public meeting DEC conducted, it was stated that sale of NYS angler licenses is flat, neither going up or down... this comment was not made by a DEC rep, but person in the audience who sits on some statewide sportsmen's committee...mikevalla wrote: ↑Sat Nov 16, 2019 5:32 am... Who knows the rationale for the proposed changes---could be a combination of factors and zero to do with increasing fishing license income to offset losses elsewhere. I know that hunting license sales are massively down in NYS. That revenue is lost. Fishing licenses I always thought were on the rise. But all the $$ goes into the NYS Fish and Wildlife pot---So, there's a huge shortfall in their operating budget. But, like I said who knows...
The best thing is to attend the public hearings----and bring up spawning area impacts.
One of the comments in the letter I wrote to DEC about this proposal, that I referenced above... I think in some cases they do, and others cases not so... I suggested they develop "a plan" to gather this data where lacking and challenged....
Eperous wrote: ↑Sat Nov 16, 2019 12:10 pmOne of the comments in the letter I wrote to DEC about this proposal, that I referenced above... I think in some cases they do, and others cases not so... I suggested they develop "a plan" to gather this data where lacking and challenged....
Perhaps it's not a perfect proposal/management plan, but is it better than what exists, and can it be improved upon... with public input, which they are seeking...
Ed
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