SAVE FLETCHER'S COVE!!! YOUR VOICE IS NEEDED NOW!

[Daniel Davala]

CALLING ALL TPFRers!!!

By now you have all read Mike Bailey's (A.K.A. Animal) recent post about a serious threat to spring Shad and Striper fishing as we know it.  If not, check it out now for a bit of context:  https://groups.google.com/d/msg/tidal-potomac-fly-rodders/nzBjJNKf3c0/VRidGsVZ8tcJ 

Additionally, Mark Binstead was at BEER TIE last night and filled us all in on the situation at hand.  As Mark eluded to, there has been much in motion behind the scenes and a coalition has been formed to respectfully put the necessary pressure on the Park Service to address this issue in a timely manor, preferably in time for the 2015 spring run.  Richie (Urban Angler) and I have joined this coalition and have pledged to do all we can to motivate and mobilize our angling community to help in this cause. 

My hat's off to Mike Bailey, Danny Ward, and Mark Binstead for spearheading this effort, and for putting together the following information and petition to let our voices be heard.

Now, while I know we have far more readers than posters (not that there's anything wrong with that), I am challenging each and every one of our 1321 registered members to click on the following link, add your name to the petition, and send a brief note to the park service about what safe access to Fletcher's Cove means to you, your friends, and/or your family.  Your ideas and solutions are welcome in the comments as well, they will be read. 

The link to the letter and petition is here:  https://docs.google.com/document/d/1QyB9yqw5MO9evi50uU84OCCs5UfO-MYRd714kAsCShI/edit?usp=sharing  

Let's keep this thread alive as a motivation to others.  Once you have added your name to the petition and sent in your comments to NPS, please respond to this thread with something to the effect of, "Petition signed, comments sent" or whatever else you prefer.  Doing so will only encourage others in real time to do the same. 

Thanks again to Mike, Mark, and Danny for bringing this issue to light.  Now let's make a difference and protect one of our fishery's most valuable resources - Fletcher's Cove.  April is just around the corner!

Thanks in advance for your support.

Dan Davala   

[Troy Schneider]

Thanks Dan, for getting this rolling.  I'm definitely one of those no-posting readers, but this warrants speaking up.

I will absolutely contact NPS.   The petition won't let me add my name, though -- I think it's shared only for viewing.  

-Troy

[Bob Bishop]

Petition signed, letter sent to NPS.

 Sent from my iPad. 

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[Daniel Davala]

Thanks Troy.  I'll let Mike chime in about the petition.  If you put your info in and hit submit, it should have gone through.  Thanks for logging in and letting us know, and for your support on this pressing issue.

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[Joshua Delmonico]

Signed

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[Daniel Davala]

I just checked and yours definitely went through Troy, as did many TPFRers since the link went out.  Keep 'em coming guys and gals, this is what we need!

Dan Davala

[Bryan Lanier]

Signed and commented.

Bryan

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[Al Warner]

Me too

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[Carl Smolka]

Petition signed, comments sent

 

Carl Smolka

 

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[tperkins]

Signed and commented. 

Thanks

[Patrick Kearns]

Signed!  Plan on emailing NPS as well.

[Scott Stankus]

Signed!

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[Paul]

Another non-posting reader here...   Petition signed and comment sent. 

HUGE thanks to the people who are working hard to try and make a difference.

 

 

[Miles]

Signed.

-Miles

[MattT]

Signed and commented. 

On Tuesday, December 9, 2014 9:39:08 PM UTC-5, Dan Davala - Founder/President wrote:

[Brian]

Thanks again to all those who spearheaded these efforts and TPFR for providing a great way to get the word out.

[Marek Rich]

Done, signed!

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[Casey Peltier]

Done! Seek permission and instructions to send this over to the Chesapeake Women Anglers. Thanks.

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Date: Tue, 9 Dec 2014 21:39:07 -0500

Subject: {Tidal Potomac Fly Rodders} SAVE FLETCHER'S COVE!!! YOUR VOICE IS NEEDED NOW!

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[Jeremy Dusina]

Signed and commented.

 

On Tuesday, December 9, 2014 9:39:08 PM UTC-5, Dan Davala - Founder/President wrote:

[Luther Penny]

Signed and email sent to Superintendent Brant. 

On Tuesday, December 9, 2014 9:39:08 PM UTC-5, Dan Davala - Founder/President wrote:

[Jeff Cook]

Done. Thanks for spreading the word!

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Jeff Cook

[TomG]

Done.

[Mike Bailey]

Wow!  What a great response. We are sweeping the petition form two or three times a day and then proof and pasting them in the statement. Within 24 hours we have already made progress.  A more detailed update will be provided via this form and emailed to who provided contact info by January of 2015.  Thanks again and please pass the statement along.

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[Parker]

Signed!

On Tuesday, December 9, 2014 9:39:08 PM UTC-5, Dan Davala - Founder/President wrote:

[Jeremy Maggio]

Signed and commented. Are there other groups/organization we can reach out to in order to ensure more signatures? I'm willing to help out as much as possible. 

[Bob Smith]

Done, done and emailed NPS directly. Fletcher's has been a part of my life for a quarter of a century. Losing it would be a crime against the qua
Ity of life around here.

[Joe Molloy]

Signed & Commented.

joe

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[Paul Kalajainen]

Signed

[Jeffrey Silvan]

Signed and comment. Thanks to all spearheading this effort!

On Wed, Dec 10, 2014 at 2:16 PM, Paul Kalajainen <paulkal...@gmail.com> wrote:

Signed

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[Horace Williams]

signed as well.

[Terry C]

Signed

[namfos]

Signed and commented. Will send this around to contacts on FB and LI.

Mark

[Misha Gill]

Signed and emailed. 

[Terry C]

I do think this is a news worthy issue, the Washington Post has had many articles over the years about Fletchers .

On Thursday, December 11, 2014 8:40:29 AM UTC-5, Misha Gill wrote:

Signed and emailed. 

[Terry C]

I just sent Mike Ruane of the Washington Post the info from our web page, he was very interested in this.  

[Mike]

Post Article from Thursday PM

[Ryan Payne]

Signed.

[Brian Cohen]

Signed and emailed - and I also called Eleanor Holmes Norton's office and raised this as an issue with her staff.

Brian Cohen

(a formerly silent member of this group)

On Thu, Dec 11, 2014 at 8:40 AM, Misha Gill <mish...@gmail.com> wrote:

Signed and emailed. 

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[namfos]

See page B3 in today's WaPo.

Mark

[Terry C]

I guess I"m famous now  :)

On Fri, Dec 12, 2014 at 8:52 AM, namfos <mark....@gmail.com> wrote:

See page B3 in today's WaPo.

Mark

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[Sidemadder]

Signed and delivered.

It's great to see the proactive response from TPFR's!

[RickT]

Done, and thanks for this update!

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[namfos]

for 15 minutes

Mark

[Rob Snowhite]

Reminder about tonight- this is a federal building. You need proper identification to get in.

Where to go once we pass the security guy? Libby won't hold all of us,

[Sam Zimmerman]

Signed with a message which will also be sent to Park service:

Fletcher's Cove provides access to a unique natural resource both for Washington region residents and visitors from the entire USA. It would be a pity for such a vast constituency to lose that access for the small cost of fixing the dock and dredging the cove. The necessary funds are modest compared to the benefits, especially considering the willingness of so many people to donate their time and money to preserve such an important part of America.   Please let us help!

[Terry C]

Attended the meeting tonight along with several other TPFR people.  I thought it was very informative and hopeful about the outcome for this spring.  

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[TurbineBlade]

Thank you all for attending on behalf of the folks like me who will probably attempt to use the docks during the coming shad run (if at all possible).  I appreciate that -- 

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[tperkins]

I thought it was a great meeting. Thanks to all who came out. NPS seems very committed to making sure we can access the river starting March 1. One of the most interesting things I learned is that Fletcher's sells 60% of all DC fishing licenses. Because of this DC is also very committed to finding both a interim and long term solution to both dock access and silting of Fletchers cove. 

[namfos]

Yeah, the meeting was a success for sure - Brian King, DC Dept of Environemnt, and Kevin Brandt, C&O Canal Park Superintendant, are now each other's newest friends and best buddies. ;-)

 

Mark

[Adam Knapp]

I learned about TPFR by attending the public meeting. I've signed the petition, sent a letter to the NPS, and look forward to participating in the process moving forward.

Thanks and I look forward to learning more about this group!

--adam