Fishing and conservation websites across the US lit up this week with discussion, comments, and arguments that were ignited by a recent editorial article. The article spoke of the Obama Administration's Interagency Ocean Policy Task Force and their plan for marine spatial planning. Anglers are concerned that the task force could eventually end angling all together, and at the very least cause a significant loss of income to the recreational fishing industry.
The public comment period has ended, and angler groups such as the Recreational Fishing Alliance feel that the NOAA and the task force has ignored their recommendations. They go as far as to accuse the task force of circumventing established legislation to see that key elements of the Oceans 21 bill enforced. "The goal of the key players in the process, specifically the Pew Environment Group and its minions, is to attempt to implement through Executive Order what they had failed to accomplish through the legislative process," said Jim Donofrio, RFA Executive Director.
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National Guard pro Scott Martin, the reigning Forrest Wood Cup champion, led wire-to-wire in a tight FLW Tour event on the Potomac River, earning $125,000 for the victory.
The Department of Fish and Game (DFG) reminds sport anglers to be vigilant about properly identifying their salmon before keeping them.
The spring chinook fishery will reopen this weekend (May 19-20) for two days of fishing on a section of the Columbia River stretching 163 miles upstream from Bonneville Dam.
The N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission will open approximately 64 miles of trout streams and two lakes classified as delayed-harvest trout waters under hatchery-supported regulations on Saturday, June 2.
Tune in for an unbelievable episode of Outdoor Passion on Sunday, May 20 at 7:00pm ET/4:00pm PT as host Ray Carignan and guests catch one of the rarest fish ever seen on a fishing show in North America.
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