There is already another post on this, but please help with this.


North Lake Gissberg Ponds has been deemed a “Kids Only” fishing lake for at least the past five years. Some of the local fishing clubs have donated money to stock this lake for the kids to be able to catch fish without having to compete with adults. This is a family friendly lake. New to this year and without notification to the fishing community, they turned it over to private model Hydro races, kicking the kids off of the lake on the weekends during the best part of the fishing season. This is a private party that will take over the public taxpayers’ lake on 22 weekend days removing the kids. This is in the process of being overturned but we need you to write emails to make sure this does not happen and kids remain fishing on the lake. Kids are the ones that are going to be carrying the political torch for us in the very near future to keep us fishing. This is where it starts. Schools have allowed PETA to come in and tell kids fishing is bad. NOAA is trying to shut down our saltwater fisheries through infiltrated environmental groups, and fishing is getting tougher and tougher to keep doing. Our kids need to learn how to fish so that when it’s their turn to fight for fishing they understand the truth that fishing is not bad. Please write a letter or cut and paste mine from below. It will only take two minutes. Make sure and sign the bottom. This is very important and we need to be cordial but jamb their emails full to let them know this is not OK. PSA Sno-King spent money last year on stocking this lake and we are doing it again this year. Everett Salmon and Steelhead PSA was the one that got it deemed Kids only and has been the one stocking it with other clubs for the most part.
Thank you
Ron Garner
Puget Sound Anglers State Board
President
PSA Sno-King President.

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Cut and paste this letter or make your own.
To whom it may concern:

It has come to my attention that the Snohomish County Parks Department made a recent decision to close the North Gissberg Park to fishing so model hydroplane racing can take place there instead. On the Parks Dept web site had this statement:
“Snohomish County Parks has authorized the following Radio Controlled Boat Races on the North Lake for 2010 from 8:00am–5:00pm. All fishing and water activity on the North Lake is closed during scheduled racing.”

The Parks Department web site has a schedule of the hydroplane races on the North Gissberg Lake that shows over 20 dates including most weekends in April and May. This schedule is still on the hydros website, even though it has changed on the Parks Department website.
The North Gissberg Lake has been set up as a sanctuary for families to take their kids fishing. The lake was deemed as a “youth fishing” lake for years. The model hydroplanes have been allowed to race on the South lake in the past while the youth only North Lake has been left alone. The Washington State Department of Fish and Wildlife stocks the lake with fish as do sporting groups so kids can have a rewarding fishing experience.
I strongly object to the Snohomish County Parks Department’s judgment in proposing to move the model hydroplane racers to the North lake and in the process bar the kids from fishing there for many of the weekends in 2010. I think these noisy model hydroplanes are totally out of place in any park like Twin Lakes and I am certainly strongly opposed to disenfranchising the kids to provide a venue for these races.
I understand you are reconsidering your initial decision and that you are going to keep the hydros on the South Lake. I trust that you will follow through and do the right thing for the kids. Kids are our future and fishing is our American heritage and tradition. Thank you.
Sincerely
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Please include your address

Done thank you.

Done Ron.

Steve

+1 done

FD

I just got a letter telling me that there will not be RC boats on the juvenile only lake and they were taking steps to see why this user group was missed and going to set up a meeting so that interested parties could take part in these decisions.

Thanks to all those that brought it to everyone's attention and everyone that got involved.

Fishy

There is a lot to this story. I will be at the meeting this week and hopefully both sides will learn something. I do not consider this over yet. Thanks to everyone who paid attention to this issue.

Thanks again, keep me updated if anything changes at this moment i got a few "we are taking care of it, don't worry about its".

How'd the meeting go with the parks department and the hydro racers today?

The meeting with the Snohomish County Parks went well. Members of PSA and the Everett Steelhead and Salmon Club were there with representatives of the hydro group. The meeting resulted in a much better understanding of the issues and a committment to work together to continue to preserve the sanctuary of North Gissberg lake for the kids without displacing the hydro group. The hydros will race on the South lake in 2010 and will not use the North lake as previously planned. Thanks go out to the Parks Dept and everyone involved in resolving this issue.

I concur with Grizz1 that it was a productive meeting and would also like to thank the Snohomish County Parks Dept. for inviting CCA to the meeting and reversing the previous position on allowing R/C hydros on the north juvenile fishing lake for the 2010 season.
The distinction of a juvenile fishing lake that incorporates a family setting is a very important feature that was well thought out and materialized in 2004 between the Sno. Co. Parks Dept. and WDFW efforts. Hats off to all those in the past and present that initiated and protects this important feature.

Thanks again, you did much more than alot of people on this subject. Its great to see people stepping up for our sport even if it was just a dinky manmade pond for childrens. Now how do we transfer them wigeon off that lake into some decoys?