Federation of Fly Fishers- Mycobacteria Research Grant
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The Federation of Fly Fishers has made a significant donation to mycobacteria research at the Virginia Institute of Marine Sciences. We have attached their press release above. We appreciate their support of the VIMS myco research.
John Rice Artwork Auction
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John Rice- Under Gay Headlight
All three of the paintings attached above are difficult subjects to find a artwork of. The first is a false albacore feeding under terns, the second is Cuttyhunk Bass boat working Martha’s Vineyard’s Devil’s Bridge at night under the beacon Gay Head light. The last is a tired surfcaster resting his butt on a big rock at Squibnocket Beach, Martha’s Vineyard. I’ve sat on that rock myself many times in between sessions at the famed bass stand, muscle bar, and herring run cove. Where will you find such a painting, and without breaking the bank?
Note each painting is being auctioned separately.
Montana Trout Fishing Trip Donation
Click to download the pdf trip description: Montana Trout Fishing 2013
Stripers Forever Members– please find attached above one of the most exciting donations SF has ever received. Cape Cod guide Jack Grzyb has gathered together individual donations from some of the most important players in the Bozeman, Montana trout world, and put together a stunning trip with five days of guided fishing for two anglers.
You will fish on exclusive private water, drive around for the week in a Chevrolet Suburban rental, sleep in luxurious surroundings, each be presented with a great fly box stuffed with the needed hot flies, and be guided by some of the area’s finest professionals. Our opening bid is a steep discount off the full retail price for this very popular and in demand fishery.
P.S. After checking out the Montana trip, take a look at the MA Legislative Agenda for 2013. You will see bills that we have just filed for this session of the MA legislature. Any of you who own property in MA may want to do as we have asked our MA members to do, and contact the legislator for the area and ask them to sign on to the bills.
Stripers Forever’s MA Legislative Agenda for 2013
- HD 714 and SD1123, An Act Relative to the Conservation of Atlantic Striped Bass
- HD716 and SD1050, An Act Protecting the Legal Harvest of Striped Bass
- HD705 and SD1064, A Resolve studying the loss of revenues of the Commonwealth
Stripers Forever MA – Here is SF’s action plan in MA for 2013…Complete copies of the legislation are attached above. These initiatives can really help our favorite fish now and in the future. We will not be filing our game fish bill this session, but instead have some exciting new alternatives that will help us work towards the final goal of game fish.
- HD 714 and SD1123, An Act Relative to the Conservation of Atlantic Striped Bass – Sponsored by Sen. James Timilty, Rep. Tom Stanley, and Rep. Matt Beaton. The main thrust of this bill is to save fish by removing the recreational fishermen from the commercial striped bass fishery. All fishermen who have not maintained an average of 1,000 pounds or more of reported landings over the last 5 years will not be issued commercial permits. This will reduce the number of permit holders from about 4,000 to a little more than 200! This reduction will have the added effect of cooling off the under-the-table, cash sale commercial fishery since, without a permit, people will not able to transport commercial quantities of striped bass so they can be sold. It will also reduce the quota by a little over 300,000 pounds or nearly 30%. The bill also prohibits any new entries into the fishery and ends the fishery completely in 2025. As each license is retired the quota for that license will be removed from the total remaining quota. The bill also provides for further conservation measures to be taken if the condition of the fishery continues to deteriorate.
- HD716 and SD1050, An Act Protecting the Legal Harvest of Striped Bass – Sponsored by Sen. James Timilty, Rep. Tom Stanley, and Rep. Matt Beaton. Beginning in 2014 the ASMFC is requiring all states including MA to adopt a tagging system in its commercial fishery. MA is the only state completely without one, and MA officials have created a loophole, against the advice of the ASMFC Law Enforcement Committee, whereby the fish can be tagged when they are sold and not at the point at which they are captured. This bill requires that the commercially caught striped bass must tagged at the time they are caught.
- HD705 and SD1064, A Resolve studying the loss of revenues of the Commonwealth – Sponsored by Sen. James Timilty, Rep. Tom Stanley, and Rep. Matt Beaton. This bill will command the MA department of revenue to study and analyze the well documented drop in participation in the recreational striped bass fishery in MA, especially the 40% drop in out of state anglers, and how much that drop has cost the Commonwealth in lost revenue. The committee will then forward its findings to the Division of Marine Fisheries together with recommendations for enhancing the revenues derived from the recreational striped bass fishery.
