Dan Tredinnick
Dan Tredinnick
disruption introduce species time
Any time you introduce a new species into an ecosystem, there will be disruption, but we don't know what that disruption will be.
draught easy features
The same features that make them easy to maneuver also make them unstable. They don't draught a lot of water. They just skim the surface. That makes them tippy and more dangerous.
best expensive extremely investment numbers obligation raising return size trout
Raising trout in the numbers that we do to the size we do is an extremely expensive proposition. We have an obligation to get the best return on that investment that we can.
calls coming happened happens marriages people plan start sticks wanting wedding weekend year
People plan their marriages around it. The calls start coming in around the first of the year from people wanting to make plans. I've had brides-to-be tell me that that's why they're asking, because they don't want to plan their wedding the same weekend as the opener. And that's not something that's just happened once. It happens often enough every year that it sticks with you.
alone fishing focus given numbers people reflect size trout vary waters
People focus too much on numbers. Given how much trout waters vary in size and access, numbers alone don't reflect fishing opportunities.
add advice catch definitely fish lines low meaning move people slowly stay swift weight
I usually tell people 'low and slow,' meaning to add weight to their lines so they stay low in the streams and move more slowly in swift waters. That's my advice for how they're going to catch fish in high-moving waters. This year, low and slow definitely describes the streams.
access along although brought cost half honestly limited mile properties public universe
Different properties have been brought to our attention, although it's a limited universe as to what's along a stream. At this point, we honestly don't know what, say, half a mile of public access would cost us.
benefit fight given positive property rights situation
Given the landowner situation in Erie, property rights isn't a fight we're going to pick, at least for now. It would have a positive benefit once you're on the water, but it wouldn't get you to the water.
chain critical including invisible link natural protect
Mussels may be invisible to most folks, including anglers. But if you don't protect them they're gone, and with them a critical link in the whole chain of natural resources.
agency although area data good site
We kind of said, 'We need this whole area to be off limits,' but we didn't have the data to be site specific. Although we're not the permitting agency -- we're advisers -- if we're going to advise, we need good data.
fish lose people rhyme sight throw time
It's not the first time something like this has happened. There's something about big fish that makes people throw out rhyme or reason. They get so excited, they lose sight of reality.
gets kids money programs raises supporting youth
It's still something we feel, as a staff, is viable. That's especially so if the money it raises gets plowed right back into supporting youth programs that get kids fishing.
conditions fish fresh generally great knowing large number open people program terms trout waters
It's not a particularly large program in terms of the number of waters or the number of trout stocked, but it's generally been pretty well received. Particularly in instances like this winter, where you've got a lot of open water, if the conditions are right, it's great because people can fish knowing there are fresh trout out there.
dam entire functional maximum meet needs possible problem replace
Everyone agrees that the spillway was heavily damaged, but that's where we part ways. The problem is you can't replace the spillway and have a functional dam again. The dam does not meet the requirements for a possible maximum flood. The entire dam needs to be replaced.