On May 15, 10:38*pm, "Mike" wrote:
I think it's inevitable that they'll eventually be everywhere. Inspections
may delay that, but it's a waste of time and money as far as I'm concerned..
Too little too late. Now they need to focus on control or eradication. I
already read someplace else that someone wanted to get a bag of these
mussels and let them loose in the resevoirs... then inspections will no
longer be necessary. I hope he/she was joking, but there is a method to that
madness.

The fee doesn't really bother me that much. I too, generally get a yearly
pass for my tow rig and boat. Mine doesn't expire until the end of this
month actually. Another 7 bucks won't kill me. Especially since it'll only
be if I go to another out of county lake between launches.

What they should do is eliminate the friggin' $6 fee to make a launch
reservation between Memorial and Labor Day. That's the fee that really
****es me off, especially if you have already bought the season pass. Most
of my boating is at Anderson. What will really bug me though, *is the
additional time for the inpections at premium launch times. THAT, will be a
royal PITA.

Yes, the whole program is in bad shape. This will just make it worse.
I have lots of ideas on how they could improve things, but I'm not
sure it's worth the effort. The county and the water district seem to
have an adversarial relationship. They could learn a lot if they just
looked around.

It actually could be worse. The San Francisco water district is
probably the worst in the country as far as access goes. They have
have cabins on the water's edge at their reservoirs for the board to
use, yet they only allow the public in on guided tours. Boating and
fishing have never been seriously considered.

-mike