Rusty Spinner
Active member
TU is looking for help from both members and non-members alike to request of the Division of Fish & Wildlife that they support our proposed year round Trout Conservation Area for the Flatbrook River. If you support this proposal, please read and take the following action. It will only take you less than a minute to gain some real conservation measures for a 1 1/2 mile stretch of a 28 mile stream with excellent public access along almost its entire length. Below is our most recent Action Alert going out to NJTU members. Thank you in advance for anyone reaching out to the Division in support of our proposal. BTW, this is the same stretch our FSB/North Jersey chapter is planning for a river restoration project on the Flatbrook River.
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We ask your help in contacting the NJ Division of Fish & Wildlife this week by email in support of our chapter’s proposed year round Trout Conservation Area (TCA) on the Flatbrook River. We need to show support for our proposal which has the backing of the New Jersey State Council of Trout Unlimited as well as the NJ State Federation of Sportsmen’s Clubs.
Please cut and paste the letter below and email it with the subject title Support for the Flatbrook TCA to Lisa Barno, Chief of Freshwater Fisheries, NJ Division of Fish & Wildlife at: Lisa.Barno@dep.state.nj.us
Dear Lisa:
I am writing in support of a year round Trout Conservation Area (YRTCA) for the Flatbrook as proposed by Trout Unlimited for the following reasons:
Please consider these issues in recommending a new YRTCA for the Flatbrook River beginning January 1, 2012. The proposed YRTCA will bring increased angler participation as well as strong conservation measures to a river that is very popular all year long and a destination for both fly and spin anglers looking for trout fishing opportunities after their local stocked streams become too warm during the summer months.
Sincerely,
(your name and address here)
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Please cut and paste the letter below and email it with the subject title Support for the Flatbrook TCA to Lisa Barno, Chief of Freshwater Fisheries, NJ Division of Fish & Wildlife at: Lisa.Barno@dep.state.nj.us
Dear Lisa:
I am writing in support of a year round Trout Conservation Area (YRTCA) for the Flatbrook as proposed by Trout Unlimited for the following reasons:
- By going with YRTCA regulations more trout will be available in this one stretch during the prime fishing months of June through August and that will increase angling opportunities.
- With the loss of Limecrest this will be the only year round TCA in Sussex County, home to some of NJ’s best trout waters.
- These regulations will be limited to 1 ½ miles of a 28 mile river that has excellent public angling access along its entire length.
- TCAs remain highly popular amongst trout anglers in the state and provide year round angling opportunities unlike general regulations waters.
- One section of the proposed TCA will see restricted regulations while the other will see less restricted regulations, The proposal before the council has a good balance.
- Proposed and fully funded in-stream restoration and habitat enhancement work by the Fred S Burroughs North Jersey chapter will enhance holding capabilities in large parts of this proposed TCA with work scheduled for later in 2011.
- Supported by the State Council of Trout Unlimited as well as the NJ State Federation of Sportsmen’s Clubs to provide increased conservation practices along a small stretch of one of the state’s best trout streams.
- As YRTCAs receive fewer stocked trout than general regulations waters, more trout will be available to be stocked outside the proposed YRTCA for the anglers wishing to creel fish so that this group of anglers will not suffer as a result of these proposed changes.
- The upper fly fish only stretch will remain and anglers will be able to creel fish per current regulations for that area.
- Trout Conservation Area have proven themselves to be popular with anglers, provide year round opportunities and increase anglers awareness of the opportunities available to anglers in NJ. Changes like this increase the publics awareness of all of the opportunities for fishing in our state.
Please consider these issues in recommending a new YRTCA for the Flatbrook River beginning January 1, 2012. The proposed YRTCA will bring increased angler participation as well as strong conservation measures to a river that is very popular all year long and a destination for both fly and spin anglers looking for trout fishing opportunities after their local stocked streams become too warm during the summer months.
Sincerely,
(your name and address here)
