2c, when I bought my PLP T shirt, it was supposed to come with a PLP Challenge card. When I didn't get one, I e-mailed Walt Wegner. I went thru the org list but didn't really find a "paperwork person", so I e-mailed Walt. He quickly responded stating the cards were being redone due to the passing of Jerry and to get back to him. When they came in, he asked how many I wanted. I said just two...one for me and one for a buddy.
The point?
How often do you contact an org and the president personally takes care of you? Do you feel good contributing to a non-profit agency? Are you happy with their progress? Are you happy that the org has no hidden agendas because you've done your research?
Gold, ducks and fish have been here and flourished on this earth without intervention for countless years. If somebody wrongs one of these, I'm on board to fight for it but please, just do the homework first if you truly care.
"in the past couple of years, anglers and Game and Fish have noticed a significant drop in the number of fish in the creek. AZGFD biologists have attributed this to a couple of very dry/hot summers with marginal spawning taking place."
So let's add 20 tons of gravel to help mother nature out...since we can't make it rain more. Thankfully it rained while we did it tho and oh btw:
1. Stay off the redds - Stay out of the creek as much as you can. Be especially mindful of trout redds (spawning sites). Redds are areas where trout have cleaned the gravel in anticipation of laying eggs in the creek bed. Typically, they are more noticeable because the gravel is a different color than surrounding gravel and rocks. Stay off of these areas in order to protect the next generation of trout. Tread carefully.
2. Don’t fish to actively spawning trout - In the same vein of thought as the previous point, leave spawning fish alone. If you’re noticing brown trout on a redd or protecting a certain area of the creek, it’s extremely important to leave them be. Trout expend a large amount of energy spawning and getting yanked out of the water is a great way to kill a fish and hurt the fishery. Let me be clear. In my opinion, fishing to an actively spawning wild trout in Arizona is unethical. Our creeks are delicate ecosystems and messing around with an obviously spawning trout is not cool.
3. Get involved - It’s tough to do, but our beautiful state needs all the help it can get. Even if you’re not a TU member, at least shoot get on their mailing list and learn when the work groups are happening. Bring a friend. Bring your wife. Bring your kids. Come lend a hand at the next event. There are free donuts.
No thank you...not even for free donuts.
what was the purpose of introducing gravel, does that not harm the environment?
