FIRST THERE WAS A PROBLEM HERE ABOUT A SHORTAGE OF STRIPE BASS, SO DEC CAME UP WITH SOME IDEAS TO HELP THE STRIPE BASS MAKE A COME BACK AND THEY DID BUT A LITTLE TO MUCH.

DEC FORGOT ALL ABOUT THE SHAD, WHEN THE SHAD NUMBERS STARTED DROPPING THEY SAID THE STRIPE BASS WERE REBOUNDING AND WERE EATING THE SHAD, IT GOT SO BAD THAT DEC MADE MAJOR CUT BACKS ON TAKING SHAD FOR THE PAST TWO SEASONS.


WELL THAT DIDN'T WORK OUT SO NOW THAT JUST STOPPED ALL SHAD FISHING HERE ON THE HUDSON, AND THEY BLAME IT ALL ON TO MANY STRIPE BASS.SO NOW THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO TO BALANCE THINGS OUT. WITH MAJOR CUT BACKS IN THE RANKS AND FILES OF DEC, DUE TO THE ON GOING MONEY ISSUES HERE THINGS DON'T LOOK GOOD AT ALL.


SHAD FISHING ON THE HUDSON HAS BEEN GOING ON SINCE THE BEGINNING OF TIME HERE AND IT WILL BE MISSED FOR SURE.