Another note is that CA is on the side of the salmon vs. the stripers. Many people are arguing that the stripers are eating salmon smolt before they have a chance to go to sea and come back to reproduce. If you guys don't know, CA's salmon fishery is basically artificial as many salmon are stockers reintroduced into their streams. This year has seen a good number of them, but that also means more people fishing for them. The thing is though, there are more fishermen who fish for stripers and therefore put money into the system because of striped bass. In a way, it's a rift that divides the fishing community. It's all a part of the bigger picture which is that the state is now reducing water flow into the central valley because of these threatened fish, namely the salmon and delta smelt. Without water, farms are unable to grow crops, with water the pumps in the delta end up killing a whole bunch of fish and drain the natural water basin. Can anyone say lose-lose situation?