Dear People in Charge,
Please tell me why I should not find a new hobby.
I spend well over 5 figures a year fishing for salmon in Oregon.
I bought a boat made in Oregon. This was a large investment (24' Willie's do not come cheap. I am not a guide, I paid retail).
I bought a pickup capable of towing such a boat.
I am thinking about buying a beach house in Oregon, so I have more convenient access to ocean/bays.
If I buy a beach home, I will buy an ocean boat. This will be another 40k spent in Oregon.
You have transfered 1 million smolts from Willy hatcheries to the SAFE aras. To me, it is very clear that future Willy fisheries are in jeopardy. By 2014, I would be suprised to see the Willy open after April 15.
Please tell me why I should continue to spend my money here in Oregon, on Oregon made products, funded by a business that I operate that is based in Oregon.
For springers we get a season that is 36 days long. Half of those will be a waste of time considering the return that is expected (3rd largest return in the last 50 years)
For Summer kings, I seriously doubt we will see more than 15 days on the water.
For URBs I expect another 15 days on the water.
So for the biggest salmon factory in the world (Columbia River), you have given me more or less 55 days a year of opportunity that is worth a damn.
The Willy stocking program is a remnant of it's former self. Gone are the days of multi fish thru June.
Should I thank you for this?
I could spend my money in Vegas.
I could go visit family across this nation.
I could go to several NASCAR races a year.
I could travel to the ends of the earth, and see all the world has to show me.
I could take up the shooting sports again (Most of that money is spent in other states as well)
I could fish in BC and Alaska for salmon in world class fisheries.
I could do a thousand things other than fish for salmon in Oregon.
Oh yeah, my wife fishes with me most of the time. She does not spend her money shopping at Macy's. She buys Grundens for herself at local retailers. So, when I say "I", I mean "My Wife And I.".
Please explain to me why I should not spend my money elsewhere.
Mark Duray
Please tell me why I should not find a new hobby.
I spend well over 5 figures a year fishing for salmon in Oregon.
I bought a boat made in Oregon. This was a large investment (24' Willie's do not come cheap. I am not a guide, I paid retail).
I bought a pickup capable of towing such a boat.
I am thinking about buying a beach house in Oregon, so I have more convenient access to ocean/bays.
If I buy a beach home, I will buy an ocean boat. This will be another 40k spent in Oregon.
You have transfered 1 million smolts from Willy hatcheries to the SAFE aras. To me, it is very clear that future Willy fisheries are in jeopardy. By 2014, I would be suprised to see the Willy open after April 15.
Please tell me why I should continue to spend my money here in Oregon, on Oregon made products, funded by a business that I operate that is based in Oregon.
For springers we get a season that is 36 days long. Half of those will be a waste of time considering the return that is expected (3rd largest return in the last 50 years)
For Summer kings, I seriously doubt we will see more than 15 days on the water.
For URBs I expect another 15 days on the water.
So for the biggest salmon factory in the world (Columbia River), you have given me more or less 55 days a year of opportunity that is worth a damn.
The Willy stocking program is a remnant of it's former self. Gone are the days of multi fish thru June.
Should I thank you for this?
I could spend my money in Vegas.
I could go visit family across this nation.
I could go to several NASCAR races a year.
I could travel to the ends of the earth, and see all the world has to show me.
I could take up the shooting sports again (Most of that money is spent in other states as well)
I could fish in BC and Alaska for salmon in world class fisheries.
I could do a thousand things other than fish for salmon in Oregon.
Oh yeah, my wife fishes with me most of the time. She does not spend her money shopping at Macy's. She buys Grundens for herself at local retailers. So, when I say "I", I mean "My Wife And I.".
Please explain to me why I should not spend my money elsewhere.
Mark Duray