Coast Hatcheries

[Wild Chrome]

I've been out of the fishing scene for about 4 months do to family issues. Whatever happened to the hatchery funding issues on the coastal hatcheries?

[rebell]

Let's see, our liscence and tag fees went up. And then the money was allocated in to the general fund.

I wont go there.......to ***** mad!!!!!!!

[Danderson]

Originally posted by rebell:
Let's see, our liscence and tag fees went up. And then the money was allocated in to the general fund.

I wont go there.......to ***** mad!!!!!!!

<font size="2" face="verdana,arial,helvetica">OK I must not read enough..I thought the whole reason everyone was in Salem with thousands of signitures and Mr. Dove put so much time and effort into getting everyone together and keep them informed and not to count the numerous phone calls personell time deticated to this that they took the money from the increase that we as fisherman were fisghting for and put it in the Genral Fund....NO WAY..... I really really hope that this info. is incorrect.

[Jerry Dove]

TRUST ME, VERY INCORRECT!

[rebell]

So where eacactly is the money going Jerry?

[Jerry Dove]

Hatcheries,Game officers, land owner programs and enhancement of our fishing and hunting opportunities.

[Wild Chrome]

So are the 3 coast hatcheries still slated to shut down?

[rebell]

Wild Chrome brings up another good question. This fee increase was promoted to keep hatcheries open. If it is going to anything else, I would have to call it the general fund.

Your showing your liberal way's again Jerry. Why would any money need to go to property owners? Why would the money go to anything but hatcheries? That is what you threatened us all with. Remember, the closure of the north coast hatcheries (Tillamooks in particular). I recall the closing of the Trask hatchery was what brought on the big push for the fee increase. So why would the money be going anywhere else?