Never bought a ticket in my life. Crap thought the tickets now are supposed to benefit the seniors, they should be livin' the high life by now.
 
If tropical & salt water fish enthusiasts (Cellar)(Basement) guys can breed & raise 'em ,way tougher more touchy than a fresh warm/cool water spieces, ahhhggGh*;:x((<<* never mind PFC = plain fruit cakes sometimes. 
 
crappy

BeenThereDoneThat. get more waterways patrol officers on the water.

Yes!! Busting poachers on the Erie tributaries alone can bring in lots of money. And imagine if they put in a lot of effort into catching litter bugs across the state. So much $$$ to be made if there were more officers.

CAPTAIN HOOK
How about a $ 2.00 scratch off Pa. lottery ticket with all proceeds going to the stocking of inland lakes and rivers throughout Pa. ! I bet they would have a bundle of cash in no time ! I'd buy one every week how about you guys ?   

How about all proceeds go towards stocking sailfish in Lake Erie. That'll drive up the license sales!!! It's almost as crazy as stocking trout in some of these lakes lol

What the PFBC should really do is set up concession stands along the really popular access points along the Erie tribs, and heck even for the opening day circus. Just sell quick easy stuff........burgers and dogs, donuts, pop, coffee, powerbait, hot chocolate, etc. Another great money making opportunity if they had the resources/people.

I would prefer,  seeing two waterways officers in a boat patrolling our waterways versus three or four biologist floating around with a welder in their boat, shocking and netting fish.  Speaking of sitting on their backsides, the biologist have designated spots now so, they don't have to spend too much time out of their cushy offices.  Do you really think those fish attractor's found in the lakes is intended for the angler?
 
Walleye Jigs,  speaking of doughnuts, every Bigrigger carries a box of those in case of an emergency.  If the bird-dog didn't point and ya got nailed with speed detection ya just tossed the doughnuts out when ya seen the disco lights comin'.   Second defense was to be munching on a doughnut as ya rolled the window down.  I preferred blueberry filled and just let the jelly drool down my chin as I mumbled, wut sims ta b th twoble offiscar? 

Brilliant! stocking Sailfish in Lake Erie! They could come up with a Sailfish stamp too that would cover the tidal waters of the Allegheny, Mon,  and Susquehanna Rivers and Charters Creek as well.

Easements are always good news for fishermen especially into the future of the sport. The Fish Commission is on track with this spending of cash. Hope it continues more every year, it's needed bad !Would hope to see open water access from the Legion up to Follies someday but I know I'm dreaming, but every little bit helps. 

I think it's great too and I hope the PBFC continues with the programs regarding the "trout programs" on the Erie Tribs.  The more trout stocked in those streams means the less trout they can stock and screw up water where they won't survive.  In addition, the PFBC can triple the price of the trout stamp in order that more land acquisition, easements and, habitat improvements may be accomplished.
 
Nothing would please me better than to see a program so huge that it requires 90% of the PFBC staff working on the project for many many years to come.
 
The more time and manpower the PFBC has to commit to the Erie tribs and the trout program means the less time they will have for screwing up the lakes, rivers and, streams elsewhere in the state.
 
If the trout group is willing to pay the way, have at it;  you would be doing a lot of other anglers a huge favor.
 
I'd even be for a increase in the regular fishing license to help the Erie trib Trout program if it would keep the PFBC the hell out of other lakes, streams and, rivers.  Umm, except the Susquehanna River where the state needs a fishery to keep the Bass Pros happy and a special project for John Arway.  But then again, bass is edible.  

What ever.................

Licenses are going up. Senior Lifetime from 50 to 100 I believe, also some other increases. I don't have the article maybe someone can post it. Sad part was most increases are going for pensions and personal cost and not for stocking, just as others have posted on this forum. 

CAPTAIN HOOK
Sad part was most increases are going for pensions and personal cost and not for stocking, just as others have posted on this forum. 

Even more sad part is, people keep voting for the morons that got us into this mess.  Thank you Tom Ridge and Republican general assembly for Act 9.  Thank the rest of you blind morons for continued blind support of these idiots raping our state.

CAPTAIN HOOK
How about a $ 2.00 scratch off Pa. lottery ticket with all proceeds going to the stocking of inland lakes and rivers throughout Pa. ! I bet they would have a bundle of cash in no time ! I'd buy one every week how about you guys ?  

 

This is the best idea I've seen. Real gamblers have no conception of money and would spend with no complaints. It would probably need a change in the law because proceeds are supposedly directed to senior citizens. Seeing how much money people are willing to throw away gambling it seem like a great new source of income for the Pa Fish Comma.

Porktown

CAPTAIN HOOKSad part was most increases are going for pensions and personal cost and not for stocking, just as others have posted on this forum. 

Even more sad part is, people keep voting for the morons that got us into this mess.  Thank you Tom Ridge and Republican general assembly for Act 9.  Thank the rest of you blind morons for continued blind support of these idiots raping our state.

Legacy costs, mostly due to defined distribution retirement was not invented by Ridge, but rather the labor unions in the '40's. They are the reasons many private sector industries like steel and auto crashed -- the legacy costs keep being passed on to the consumer, thereby raising prices to the point that they are no longer competitive.

In the public sector, whether it is via union contracts or trying to keep unions from forming by offering Union like benefits, including defined distribution retirement (and lifetime healthcare), that cost must also be passed on in the form of either higher fees or taxes.

If higher fees are not possible ( that would be the PFBC not being able to raise license prices) and higher taxes are not possible (the PFBC does not recieve tax revenues) then something has to give in the face of a basically fixed, if not declining budget. And that something is a shift in budget priorities away from services, like stocking and law enforcement, and toward contractual obligations like pensions and benefits. With only so much money to go around, something has to give.

And this isn't just a PFBC issue. Any fixed income ( either by market pressure or statutory limits) entity is in the same boat, pun intended. This is why cities and counties are going broke. They have a fairly fixed income base, especially where property taxes are at max millage. By law, they can't raise the tax do they either need to cut services like police, fire, and maintenance or they go through a correction via property re-assessment which raises older property values (last time my county did that was 1958, so there are a lot of undervalued, and therefore under taxed, properties), which in turn allows millage to drop (newer houses will see the same or actually lower taxes and older houses will go up, sometimes dramatically) so that there is room to raise millage for a period of time, typically 10-20 years, until it reaches the statutory cap again.

Nothing against unions or those that worked for their defined distribution pension (although I am a little miffed that it takes more than all of my federal taxes to pay my brother-in-law to play golf for the next 30 years on his department of Justice pension), but it is simply not sustainable.

Porktown

CAPTAIN HOOK
Sad part was most increases are going for pensions and personal cost and not for stocking, just as others have posted on this forum. 

Even more sad part is, people keep voting for the morons that got us into this mess.  Thank you Tom Ridge and Republican general assembly for Act 9.  Thank the rest of you blind morons for continued blind support of these idiots raping our state.

havnt heard of Milton shaap aka SHAFT how about fast eddie Rendell 2 of the biggest bandits ever in PA. Both democrats  Pittsburgh run by democrats ,Philadelphia run by democrats.so if you think of just the republicans as morons better look at the other side to.

 
 
 
 
                                                                          WHHHAT??????
 
                          Somebody say something wrong???? 
 
                                                                             
 
 
                                                                              

Bro - In - Law has no guarantee that he will be playing golf for the next 30 years nor does any retiree have any guarantee that he won't be playing a harp a year or two after retirement. Many aren't that fortunate. Most people in Law enforcement have mandatory retirement after 25 years, as they aren't fit for duty at ages between 45 and 50. Many in law enforcement don't live to retire. Many are disabled even earlier. What does an enforcement trained retiree do when he's done with his tour? Actuarially speaking, those that die early help pay for the rare individual living into their 80's. (or beyond).
What is a man worth? What he can get. It's a very wise man that can count his days, much less to live them in dignity.

Personally, I'd rather have a case of herpes than to play golf, we all have different ways to float our boat. I have to wish Bro I. L. a long and happy life and the dignity to do what ever he wants with his time. Retirement is earned, probably paid for, in part, with individual contributions but not always achieved by everyone. I have to think of the many workers that have lost expected pensions for a fraction of what they were promised after a lifetime in industry by the Pension Benefit Guarantee Corporation when their industry shut down or moved out of the country. They became collateral damage while management had a soft landing with their golden parachutes. Better to retire young and enjoy what life is left than to die in harness.