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DFG News Release: For Immediate Release
September 17, 2002
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The California Department of Fish and Game answers anglers' requests: more and bigger fish to be planted in selected Bay Area Lakes
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Contact: Ethan Rotman, Fishing in the City Coordinator, San Francisco Bay Area (415) 892-0460
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To help spice up the day for anglers around the San Francisco Bay Area, the Department of Fish and Game will provide Bay Area lakes with something many anglers just don't see enough of: more fish and larger fish. With special funding from the Sportfish Restoration Fund, DFG will plant an increased amount of 1/2 to 1 pound trout, 3/4 to 1 pound catfish, and a limited number of 1 to 3 pound rainbow trout at many popular Bay Area fishing holes. This increase in stocking is in addition to the regular stocking these lakes receive from DFG or local park agencies.
The following lakes will receive special supplemental fish plants between September and December 2002.
East Bay
Newark, Lakeshore Park, Newark (1/2 pound trout, trophy trout, catfish)
Fremont, Lake Elizabeth (1/2 pound trout)
Antioch, Contra Loma Reservoir (1/2 pound trout)
Lake Chabot (Castro Valley) (1/2 pound trout)
Oakland, Lake Temescal (1/2 pound trout)
Contra Loma Reservoir (1/2 pound trout)
Pleasanton, Shadow Cliffs (1/2 pound trout)
Hercules, Refugio Valley (1/2 pound trout, catfish)
Martinez, Hidden Valley Lake (1/2 pound trout)
Vallejo, Lake Chabot (1/2 pound trout, trophy trout, catfish)
Fairfield, Dover Pond(1/2 pound trout, catfish)
Richmond, Hilltop Lake (1/2 pound trout)
Walnut Creek, Heather farms Pond (catfish)
Don Castro Reservoir (catfish)
South Bay
Campbell, Campbell Perc Ponds (1/2 pound trout, trophy trout, catfish)
Los Gatos, Vasona (1/2 pound trout, catfish)
Milpitas, Spring Valley Pond (1/2 pound trout)
Milpitas, Sandy Wool Lake (1/2 pound trout, trophy trout)
San Jose, Lake Cunningham (1/2 pound trout, catfish)
San Jose, Cottonwood Lake (1/2 pound trout, trophy trout, catfish)
San Francisco/Marin/Sonoma
San Francisco, Lake Merced (1/2 pound trout, trophy trout)
Santa Rosa, Lake Ralphine (1/2 pound trout, trophy trout, catfish)
Bon Tempe Reservoir (1/2 pound trout, trophy trout)
Novato, Scottsdale Pond (1/2 pound trout, catfish)
Anglers interested in receiving maps of where to Fish in Alameda, Contra Costa or Santa Clara Counties, or a booklet on fishing the Central Coast Region of California, may request one by calling (415) 892-0460 or
(707) 944-5506.
Background Information:
Since 1995, the Fishing in the City (FIC) program has been working to improve fishing opportunities close to where people live and work. This is accomplished though increased stocking, habitat improvement projects, learn-to-fish clinics and rod loaner sites in the urban San Francisco Bay Area.
FIC is funded through the Sportfish Restoration Fund, a Federal excise tax on the sale of fishing tackle and motorboat fuel designed to improve fishing and boating opportunities. The California FIC program is now the largest program of its kind in the country, serving eight regions of California and expanding to serve rural audiences.
The strength of the program lies in its ability to build partnerships with local communities. DFG works with local schools, service clubs, park agencies, lake managers and just about anyone else interested in kids, fishing and clean water. School children get "knee-deep" in their studies of local watersheds and often work on habitat improvement projects. A local service club such as Rotary International sponsors the school and sends its members into the classroom to teach the students the basics of fishing. Come Saturday, the club brings the entire grade level to a local lake for a day of fishing. Each child is lent a rod and given a full tackle box to keep.
The following day, a public learn-to-fish program is offered to allow all youngsters and their families the opportunity to learn the basics of fishing. Participants go through a 40-minute clinic covering the basics of fishing. They are lent rods and given tackle boxes.
As the goal is to create repeatable fishing experiences for youth and their families, rod lending libraries are established and the lake receives additional stocking of fish. To ensure kids can continue to fish, the DFG is working with local groups and now operates 20 rod loaner sites around the San Francisco Bay Area. At these sites, a child can walk in, fill out a simple form and head out the door with a fishing rod.
For information on how to bring Fishing in the City to your community, call the Fishing in the City Program at (415) 892-0460 or visit the DFG website at http://www.dfg.ca.gov.
September 17, 2002
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The California Department of Fish and Game answers anglers' requests: more and bigger fish to be planted in selected Bay Area Lakes
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Contact: Ethan Rotman, Fishing in the City Coordinator, San Francisco Bay Area (415) 892-0460
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
To help spice up the day for anglers around the San Francisco Bay Area, the Department of Fish and Game will provide Bay Area lakes with something many anglers just don't see enough of: more fish and larger fish. With special funding from the Sportfish Restoration Fund, DFG will plant an increased amount of 1/2 to 1 pound trout, 3/4 to 1 pound catfish, and a limited number of 1 to 3 pound rainbow trout at many popular Bay Area fishing holes. This increase in stocking is in addition to the regular stocking these lakes receive from DFG or local park agencies.
The following lakes will receive special supplemental fish plants between September and December 2002.
East Bay
Newark, Lakeshore Park, Newark (1/2 pound trout, trophy trout, catfish)
Fremont, Lake Elizabeth (1/2 pound trout)
Antioch, Contra Loma Reservoir (1/2 pound trout)
Lake Chabot (Castro Valley) (1/2 pound trout)
Oakland, Lake Temescal (1/2 pound trout)
Contra Loma Reservoir (1/2 pound trout)
Pleasanton, Shadow Cliffs (1/2 pound trout)
Hercules, Refugio Valley (1/2 pound trout, catfish)
Martinez, Hidden Valley Lake (1/2 pound trout)
Vallejo, Lake Chabot (1/2 pound trout, trophy trout, catfish)
Fairfield, Dover Pond(1/2 pound trout, catfish)
Richmond, Hilltop Lake (1/2 pound trout)
Walnut Creek, Heather farms Pond (catfish)
Don Castro Reservoir (catfish)
South Bay
Campbell, Campbell Perc Ponds (1/2 pound trout, trophy trout, catfish)
Los Gatos, Vasona (1/2 pound trout, catfish)
Milpitas, Spring Valley Pond (1/2 pound trout)
Milpitas, Sandy Wool Lake (1/2 pound trout, trophy trout)
San Jose, Lake Cunningham (1/2 pound trout, catfish)
San Jose, Cottonwood Lake (1/2 pound trout, trophy trout, catfish)
San Francisco/Marin/Sonoma
San Francisco, Lake Merced (1/2 pound trout, trophy trout)
Santa Rosa, Lake Ralphine (1/2 pound trout, trophy trout, catfish)
Bon Tempe Reservoir (1/2 pound trout, trophy trout)
Novato, Scottsdale Pond (1/2 pound trout, catfish)
Anglers interested in receiving maps of where to Fish in Alameda, Contra Costa or Santa Clara Counties, or a booklet on fishing the Central Coast Region of California, may request one by calling (415) 892-0460 or
(707) 944-5506.
Background Information:
Since 1995, the Fishing in the City (FIC) program has been working to improve fishing opportunities close to where people live and work. This is accomplished though increased stocking, habitat improvement projects, learn-to-fish clinics and rod loaner sites in the urban San Francisco Bay Area.
FIC is funded through the Sportfish Restoration Fund, a Federal excise tax on the sale of fishing tackle and motorboat fuel designed to improve fishing and boating opportunities. The California FIC program is now the largest program of its kind in the country, serving eight regions of California and expanding to serve rural audiences.
The strength of the program lies in its ability to build partnerships with local communities. DFG works with local schools, service clubs, park agencies, lake managers and just about anyone else interested in kids, fishing and clean water. School children get "knee-deep" in their studies of local watersheds and often work on habitat improvement projects. A local service club such as Rotary International sponsors the school and sends its members into the classroom to teach the students the basics of fishing. Come Saturday, the club brings the entire grade level to a local lake for a day of fishing. Each child is lent a rod and given a full tackle box to keep.
The following day, a public learn-to-fish program is offered to allow all youngsters and their families the opportunity to learn the basics of fishing. Participants go through a 40-minute clinic covering the basics of fishing. They are lent rods and given tackle boxes.
As the goal is to create repeatable fishing experiences for youth and their families, rod lending libraries are established and the lake receives additional stocking of fish. To ensure kids can continue to fish, the DFG is working with local groups and now operates 20 rod loaner sites around the San Francisco Bay Area. At these sites, a child can walk in, fill out a simple form and head out the door with a fishing rod.
For information on how to bring Fishing in the City to your community, call the Fishing in the City Program at (415) 892-0460 or visit the DFG website at http://www.dfg.ca.gov.
