Annual State of the Lake Meeting - RIT

[FISHIN AGAIN?]

The annual State of the Lake meeting for the Rochester area will be held on March 10th at RIT in the Chester F. Carlson Center, Bldg 76, Room 1125. It will be from 7:00 till 10:00.

[LongLine]

And the others

•Tuesday, March 9, 2010: 7 - 10 p.m.at the Oswego County BOCES, 179 County Route 64, Mexico, 13114 (Oswego County). For information, contact Dan Bishop in the DEC Cortland office at 607-753-3095.

•Wednesday, March 10, 2010: 7 - 10 p.m. at the Imaging Sciences Auditorium, in Chester F. Carlson Building (76) on the Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) campus, Rochester, 14623 (Monroe County). The meeting is co-hosted by RIT and the Monroe County Fishery Advisory Board. For information, contact Web Pearsall in the DEC Avon office at 585-226-5339.

•Tuesday, March 16, 2010: 6:30 - 9:30 p.m. at the Cornell Cooperative Extension Building, 4487 Lake Avenue, Lockport, 14094 (Niagara County). The meeting is co- hosted by the Niagara County Cooperative Extension. For information, contact Paul McKeown in the DEC Allegany sub-office at 716-372-0645 or Mike Wilkinson in the DEC Buffalo office at 716-851-7010.

Tom B.

(LongLine)

[Capt Vince Pierleoni]

I attend at least one, if not two of these every year. Unfortunately, I pretty much see the same faces. Even if you don't want to speak up, your presence there expresses that you care. With alot of the issues, getting active AFTER there is a problem is too late. Often there are polls given via paper, and collected at the end of the meeting. It is scary to think that if a special interest group loads the room it could jeopardize the complexion of the fishery.

Do not take any aspect of this incredible fishery for granted. There are many threats to this fishery out there. Show how much it means to you and yours by showing up. Last year at the Niagara co. meeting there were many young guys and girls there, listening intently. Kudos to those of you that brought them!