I saw this posted on another board so I thought that some of our members would like to know about it too.


Attention Columbia River Sport anglers!

Two important issues are coming before the Oregon and Washington Fish & Wildlife Commissions in January - spring Chinook and sturgeon allocation decisions.

Both commissions are receiving their final briefings from department staff and the NW Sportfishing Industry is hosting a meeting to ensure that information is broadly shared. Commissioners from both states want to hear sport anglers galvanized around a specific proposal and we hope you will join us in figuring what is best for sport anglers.

Join us and share your views:
Who - Interested Columbia River sport anglers
What - Organizing meeting
When - Tuesday, December 16, 2003 - 6:00 to 7:30 p.m.
Where - GI Joes, 1140 N. Hayden Meadows Drive, Portland
Why - To present a unified sport fishing perspective

Agenda:
Springers (45 min)
- Review of recently released tangle net mortality numbers
- Review of staff proposals
- Discussion about what is best for sport anglers

Sturgeon (45 min)
- Review of staff proposals
- Review of Washington proposal to close oversize fishery
- Discussion about what is best for sport anglers

And best of all: Pizza will be provided for those who RSVP!

Please RSVP to Aaron at 503.631.8859