Colo DOW

[IceNutt]

Just looked at the DOW Fishing Report. It is interesting to note that it was last updated 8/27/02. I'm wondering why they are leaving the ice fishing legions out in the cold. Any thoughts?

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IceNut

[Guest]

Yea, I noticed that to , it seems the DOW never reports on first ice, they must be playing the safe side and not reporting on ice that may not be safe.I have heard reports later on in the season, but by then I'm already fishing.

[IceNutt]

ice cube Thanks for the post. I jotted a note to the DOW about icefishing reports. Have not had a reply yet. I'll post the reply if I get one.

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IceNut

[Guest]

IceNut, If you emailed them and get a answer, you will be the first person I know who received a answer, I have e-mailed them 4 or 5 times with questions, with no luck.

[Steve Foss]

There have been posts now and then on FM suggesting that DNR/DOW types should pay attention and answer questions. If I was in the DNR, you bet I'd be watching these posts to see what's on folks' minds about hunting/fishing.

Of course, with budgets tight all over and so little time to spare, it's not like DNR folks have half a day to surf the FM posts.

[IceNutt]

The Colo Fishing Report page states that 865,000 purchase fishing permits each year. That's a bunch and also a big (at least to me) pile of money. I just think they could update their report more often. I talked with a park super one day about the reports on his park site. He told me that when it was first set up on the internet, he had full authority to update. Then the big whigs caught wind of that and made him submit the reports for editing. By the time they got around to giving their OK, the info was old. Enough ranting! Ice On!

[Steve Foss]

Yup, the bureaucratic mentality knows no state boundaries.

[IceNutt]

ice cube You were right. No answer to my question to the DOW. Went back to their site and re-read it. They gave the address to ask questions or make comments but they didn't say they would answer them.

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IceNut

[krop]

my opinion of the D O W
their all collage brats who have gotten
so smart that thay have lost their common
sence remember guys their the ones who
said the mac were killing the kokane in gramby any good fisherman knows mac do not feed on kokane for that stupid reasoning that is why we have very little big mac left as for no ice reports thay have no balls thay cant handle the cold,theirs no money in giving ice reports