Monday, December 15, 2014 at 12:00AM charles witek, one anglers voyage in Writing Sunday, November 23, 2014 at 12:05AM 
Charles Witek wishes that he didn't have to write his latest blog post, I wish I didn't have to read it.
Striped bass fishermen are learning about the ASMFC’s version of bait-and-switch right now, and they’re learning the hard way.
LINK (via: One Angler's Voyage)
Wednesday, October 22, 2014 at 12:00AM
The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission’s Striped Bass Management Board will meet ten seven days from today.
In roughly 240 hours, we’ll know whether managers have taken meaningful steps to conserve and hopefully restore the Atlantic migratory striped bass stock, or whether they abandoned their obligation to the public at large and chose to pander to the small minority of people who profit from killing this public resource.
LINK (via: One Angler's Voyage)
Monday, September 29, 2014 at 12:05AM 
I'll say it again, if you're not reading Charles Witek's blog you should be.
As I’ve noted before in this blog, most anglers like to think of themselves as the good guys.
If you catch them in a moment of honesty, maybe down at the dock in the evening, or standing around the bar before their fishing club meeting convenes, they’ll tell you sure, they want to take fish home, but they’ll be glad to take a few less if that means that their kids and their grandkids will be able to have good fishing, too.
They’ll tell you that they’re a little concerned that there’s not enough bait for the bass to feed on, and that the sewer plant over by Bay Park is doing bad things to the bay.
They understand what “conservation” means, and on the whole, think that it’s a pretty good idea.
So it gets a little puzzling that, when somebody mentions “environmentalists”—folks who, as a whole, want to make sure there are enough fish around for the next generation, protect stocks of the forage fish and try to clean up our waters and protect essential fish habitat—a lot of anglers suddenly start breathing hard, pointing fingers, and calling those folks “the enemy.”
LINK (via: One Angler's Voyage)
charles witek, one anglers voyage in Conservation, Writing Friday, May 16, 2014 at 12:00AM 
Charles Witek spells out the bleak outlook for striped bass as a result of the recent Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission meeting.
After you read his post if you're not already a member of Stripers Forever you should join immediately, it's free.
Monday, May 5, 2014 at 12:00AM 
Charles Witek with a primer on the upcoming Striped Bass Management Board meeting.
ASMFC’s Spring Meeting will take place during the week of May 11, down in Alexandria, Virginia. The Atlantic Striped Bass Management Board will meet on the 13th, when it will hopefully put together a draft addendum to the fishery management plan that will determine how bass will be managed for the rest of this decade.
LINK (via; One Angler's Voyage)
