Wednesday January 6, 2016
Red Bluff Daily News –
The Rooster Tails Fishing Club is kicking-off the 2016 year with a breakfast at the Auburn Elks Lodge on Jan. 15 that will feature a discussion of the future of salmon in California’s Central Valley.
This breakfast event is open to club members, spouses and non-member guests. Doors to the Lodge will open at 7 a.m. to share fresh brewed coffee.
The Rooster Tails Fishing Club of Northern California strives to bring club members and the general fishing community third Friday monthly breakfast meetings with a variety of expert fishing related guest speakers. The Jan. 15 meeting is no exception with special guest speaker Douglas Demko, president of environmental consulting firm FISHBIO, an internationally recognized expert on fisheries research.
The company specializes in research and monitoring fisheries in the U.S. and Southeast Asia. Doug has 25 years of experience including studying the impacts of hydropower and river flows on salmon behavior and survival, and the impacts of hatchery practices on wild populations. Doug’s presentation will review the extent and causes of salmon decline, and explore their future amidst the significant environmental and social challenges ahead.