In my business you cater to people from all walks of life and all different perspecties so you learn quickly that it is a bad idea to offend potential customers even though there are times you'd desperately love to tell them to F##K OFFsbuse;3748355;3748355 said:
Striped Bass / Sturgeon Questions
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I am at the confluence of the Sacramento and San Jaaquin Riversjr monster fish;3749909;3749909 said:
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i knew you where probably from the Stockton-Sacramento area! the delta is a nice place to go fishing but its sad its always trashy theredawnmarie;3753008; said:
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Hi. thanks for your reply. You are correct that many hoops will be jumped thru. I jump thru so many just to stay in this business that I sometimes feel like a circus performer. I have Deeded "riparian rights" although the powers that be could set discharge standards that make my project not feasible. My initial research says it is doable but time will tell. Certainly this has to be established before construction could begin.
The Sturgeon could prove to problematic, we will see.
If I wind up with Striped Bass,LMB and catfish I would still do it.
I intend to take a rare day off soon to Monterey to do as you suggest.
Chris
I don't mean to be argumentative but what is your definition of "trashy" ?studd muffin;3753055;3753055 said:
I know what you mean, our reclamation district posted the whole island "No Fishing,Parking Etc." a few years ago for just that reason. I have grown up here since 1967 and watched "some" people ruin it for the rest with there careless disregard for the property owners here. These same people are quick to complain that there is nowhere to fish and don't seem to realize they brought it on themselves.studd muffin;3753084;3753084 said:
Just a thought for you though , I have visited virtually every lake and reservoir in California and I don't believe we are in better or worse condition than elsewhere.
My reason for building this project is to educate and inform the public so ,hopefully, they go home with a new respect for this unique ecosystem. There are 1000 miles of waterway in the delta, a lot of it is not trashy. Come visit and I'll show you.
i hope you succeed in making this happen and educate people about the delta. i have never been to a part of the delta where it is clean. the only time when i see clean areas is only if you can get there by boat. i live very close to the delta in stockton. do you know where Brookside community is? its not very far from the delta.dawnmarie;3753195; said:
Many years ago when I was in college I lived on the Smith canal and when I go back to visit friends in Stockton I am saddened by it's deplorable condition so I feel your pain. You are correct in that areas not accessable to auto and foot traffic are in much better condition than those adjacent to major towns. Thank you for your imput and lets not derail the thread please.
At the hatchery where I used to work, we would often throw some fingerlings of various game fish in a display tanks in our customer area and grow them out for a while as examples of what the customers were purchasing. Striped bass (ours were actually whiteXstriped hybrids, but basically the same thing) were the hardest to keep in these things. IME, young stripers are very shy and stress easily in tanks. We never kept them in these tanks past 8-10", so I can't really speak for how they behave in tanks as the mature though. Just thought I would throw that little bit of experience out there.
The hatchery also has a group of 10 white sturgeons that are around 18 years old and around 4' long. They are awesome, very personable fish. When they are in the mood, they are very interactive and can be hand fed and even seem to occasionally enjoy a gentle petting. They also have very distinct personalities and strange behaviors. One when excited (it doesn't take much for him) will swim around the tank with the front half of his body out of the water like a show dolphin. Another likes to swim along the bottom on her back or even some times just lay there upside-down (which of course leads every visitor that sees her to ask what's wrong and/or tell us one of our fish is dead/dying). When young, sturgeons are quite fragile, but once they hit a couple feet, give them clean, cool, well oxygenated water and they are indestructible.
The hatchery also has a group of 10 white sturgeons that are around 18 years old and around 4' long. They are awesome, very personable fish. When they are in the mood, they are very interactive and can be hand fed and even seem to occasionally enjoy a gentle petting. They also have very distinct personalities and strange behaviors. One when excited (it doesn't take much for him) will swim around the tank with the front half of his body out of the water like a show dolphin. Another likes to swim along the bottom on her back or even some times just lay there upside-down (which of course leads every visitor that sees her to ask what's wrong and/or tell us one of our fish is dead/dying). When young, sturgeons are quite fragile, but once they hit a couple feet, give them clean, cool, well oxygenated water and they are indestructible.
