2018 Freshwater Fisheries Forums

[NJSquatch]

Originally Posted by AndyS

Chief Lisa Barno, Bureau of Freshwater Fisheries reported the Fish Code public comment period closed on December 1st. A public hearing was held on November 14th where one member of the public attended.

Held in south jersey!

[FASTEDDIE29]

Originally Posted by NJSquatch

Held in south jersey!

And on a Tuesday!!! Pretty convenient,,,,, for nobody!!! Haha!!!

[Chrisper4694]

yeah, south jersey on a tuesday morning, but you better go or a handful of guys are going to make new rules for everybody that not only don't make sense, but are contradictory to the state's own findings....

[Dave B.]

Originally Posted by NJSquatch

Held in south jersey!

Umm, for the record the Assunpink WMA is actually quite centrally located in N.J. I live in south Jersey, there's another 50 miles of state further south of me and it takes me a good hour to drive north to the Assunpink WMA. The office is almost dead center between the northern and southern reaches of the state as well as close to center on an east/west plane. Trust me, south Jersey it ain't.

[NJSquatch]

Originally Posted by Dave B.

Umm, for the record the Assunpink WMA is actually quite centrally located in N.J. I live in south Jersey, there's another 50 miles of state further south of me and it takes me a good hour to drive north to the Assunpink WMA. The office is almost dead center between the northern and southern reaches of the state as well as close to center on an east/west plane. Trust me, south Jersey it ain't.

My point is that the proposed regs only affected Northern NJ

[Dave B.]

Originally Posted by NJSquatch

My point is that the proposed regs only affected Northern NJ

Ahh, point taken! See ya Sat!

[NJSquatch]

Aside from the Skillful Angler comments and the Brown Trout in RV does anyone have anything that they would like for me to ask F&W at tomorrow's meeting?

[Jigman13]

Walleye in spruce run!!! 😀😀😀

[Paul N Skill]

Originally Posted by Dave B.

One thing I would personally like to see happen is an issue someone posted in an earlier thread, that being the Council meetings being held on an evening or weekend to allow for more sportsmen/women to attend. The current practice of midday, mid-week meetings is certainly not conducive to allowing most of the angling and hunting public to participate in the process.

One other item, anyone who belongs to the NJ Federated Sportsmen whether through a club or as an individual, attending your county's monthly meetings can go far toward helping you stay informed of the goings on at F&W.

Let me say up front that I supported the barbless hook rules

Changing the day and time of Council Meetings would not make a difference. Most of us just like to bitch but don't want to be involved in making our voices heard. I attended this morning's 2018 Freshwaters Fisheries Forum. All the folks from F&W involved with drafting the new regs were on site. Attendance was pitiful. Only one individual spoke out against the new barbless lure regs. Where were all the other sportsman/women that are opposed to the new regs. Why wasn't the place packed with those who oppose this. What's their excuse for not being able to attend a meeting on a Saturday morning.

[AndyS]

Last year the F&G people outnumbered the people who attended.