Our clear and simple Mission Statement: SAVE MY FISH
Hello fellow Sports Fishermen and Fisherwomen:
My name is Rich Wooten. I am a native Oregonian and have fished and hunted my whole life. The changes I have seen over the past 20-years to our Fishery; quite frankly make me sick. Our resources have been miss-managed to the point of no return yet I refuse to go quietly into that good night.
Currently in the Northwest there are many organized efforts from the Sports Fishing Community that have banded together to help protect our fishery; examples are Northwest Steelheaders (2,000 members), Oregon Angler (300 members) and the new kids on the block the Coastal Conservation Association (7,000 members).
While we believe each of these organizations (and many others) have the best intentions of protecting our resources (and we support all of them), what is happening is they are fragmenting any potential impact the Sports Fisherman might have. In addition dollars collected in dues, fees, fundraisers and donation are duplicated in expenses such as General and Administrative, promotions and the Holy Grail The Lobbyist!
We are not suggesting that any of these organizations be abandoned in anyway. We are simply looking to develop a repository for all Sports Fisherman so the actual scope and support for the Fishery we have can be demonstrated.
There is a lot “miss” information out there or may be better stated a lack of information. It is our intent that the information we post on this Web-site will be useful in assisting you to make better choices and get involved in our Fisheries.
All we ask of you is one thing; sign up and become a member of SAVE MY FISH. There will be no dues or membership fees. No donations will be accepted. Think of it as signing an Internet Petition on steroids!
Well where do we start? How about right here.
If you would like to become a Charter Member of SAVE MY FISH, just send us your contact information using the Contact - Join link to the left on this page. If you provide your e-mail address we will be sending out broadcast of current events I am going to call BaitBytes.
If you would like to make a comment, please feel free to do so and I will post it on the site.
Tight Lines,
Rich
rich@savemyfish.org
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Please send this web-site address (Ok for you teckies the URL) to others who might be interested in joining.
Your contacts do not have to be just in the Northwest as our Natural Resources belong to everyone. We now have members in Oregon, Washington, Idaho, California, Texas, Montana, Nebraska, Arkansa, Oklahoma and Louisiana. We have "gone International" with members from Canada, Italy, Germany, Austria, Coasta Rica, Peru and Australia.
Photo credit: Stein on the Situk River in AK, me with a Steelhead.
