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Posted by Pierre Labat on 12:10:24 03/14/03
Hello,
My son (10 years old), a friend of him from time to time,
and myself started to do kayak fishing
last year from beaches
with no road access between Santa Cruz and Davenport.
We were going out around 10 times a year, no more
because
- i/we have to drag the kayaks+equipement from
the road to the beach (about 3/4 of a mile)
- the waves have to be small enough (this coast is very
exposed, so it does not happen every day)
- we have to get up early, because in the afternoon
you get this damn north thermic wind that would blow
you down to LA.
We were catching between 0 and 5 rockfishes each time.
It was a fabulous fun because of the excitement of the
fishing for the children, and for me the scenery and
the challenging conditions (fog, waves, rocks, wind)
to monitor.
When i learned about the new regulation (basically
rockfishing closed from november to july)
i was filled with consternation.
Sorting between rockfish species to know which
one you can keep is unrealistic.
Going out without the fishing is not the same,
you have much less excitement. In this case my boys
will prefer to stick to the play-station rather than
paddling.
My point is:
- why to prevent kayafishing while its impact is
completely negligeable (i never saw another
kayak fishing around us, but i saw dozens of
power boats coming from Santa Cruz)
- the regulators could allow kayakfishing (even
with some limitations for ex each other week)
and it would not slow down the fish recovery.
- the regulators already allowed the fishing from
the shore to continue because they know the impact
on the fish population is zero.
- i am tired to pay for the people that emptied
the sea and that prevent me to have simple and
harmless fun
My question:
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Do you know people/organization that is lobbying
to allow kayakfishing all along the year.
I would be eager to do something if i can in this
direction.
Regards,
Pierre
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