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California Closure
The Way To Fish
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Catastrophe
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BY PAuL LeBOWITz
No. 429
Bring your rod holder closer
to you and lock it in that
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s California goes, so goes the nation.
The home of Hollywood and the tree-
perfect fi sh fi ghting position sitting environmental activists of Berkley
leads the way in social change and hands-
off wildlife management. The state is in
the midst of permanently closing the best
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parts of its coast to fishing. Anglers across
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North America—especially kayakers, al-
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ready limited in range and safe places to
No. 388 get on the water—better take heed.
“This is a travesty. Malibu is the epi-
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center of the sport. I’m heartbroken,”
Light weight pole, 42 inch overall
kayak fishing pioneer Dennis Spike said
length, c/w unique drop-down of the November 10 vote of the Marine
adjustment feature. Locking 241L
Life Protection Act Blue Ribbon Task
base.
Force (BRTF), the state advisory com-
mittee that recommends which areas to
close.
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It’s a decision akin to banning surfing
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in Hawaii. Modern kayak fishing devel-
oped in the shadow of Malibu’s iconic
Point Dume, a sheltering headland ad-
jacent to fish-rich Big Kelp Reef. The
natural gifts that made it the cradle of a
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low-impact sport proved irresistible to
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environmental advocacy groups such as
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Conveniently Heal the Bay, Coastkeeper and the Natu-
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ral Resources Defense Council. Despite
holder closer to you
THe COLOrS AnD THe DAmAge
the protests of anguished kayak anglers,
on your kayak
DOne: red means no fishing;
they used their political muscle to push
blue means severe restrictions.
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through an enormous 21-square-mile
malibu’s point Dume is a heavy
No. 797
Marine Protected Area, and are poised to
loss. La Jolla fared better.
Kit includes 50 ft get it, pending a future vote of the state’s
Premium Nylon
Fish and Game Commission.
Line, 1.5 lb. Folding
Another of Southern California’s kayak fishing crown jewels emerged from the No-
Anchor, Watertight
buoyant container, a
vember 10 vote chipped and scratched but otherwise intact. La Jolla is nationally fa-
nylon snap hook and mous for its hard-charging yellowtail and heavy white seabass, arguably California’s
a lifesaver whistle.
best trophy kayak fishery. The BRTF bracketed central La Jolla with fishing closures to
the north and south, but could not ignore the army of kayak anglers that trooped to
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hearing after hearing.
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Tyler Webb, a La Jolla local on the front lines of the mobilization effort, was left
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shaking his head in frustration. “They were determined to take La Jolla. Thankfully
Deck Mount No. 241 they left us the most heavily used part. If we hadn’t shown up in force we would have
lost everything. They lumped kayak anglers, surf casters and free divers in with com-
mercial fishermen. It’s not right. Those with the lightest impacts are paying the heaviest
price,” Webb said.
The heavy hit is not a done deal. The Fish and Game Commission will debate the is-
sue several times throughout 2010. But hope is not running high. The same government
committee rubber-stamped the BRTF’s earlier work in central and north-central Califor-
1-800-214-0141 or nia. Kayak anglers there, although fewer in numbers, suffered locally devastating losses.
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