CSPA California Sportfishing Protection Alliance “Conserving California’s Fisheries" | | Home | | More News | | | | Your 501(c)(3) tax deductible cash donations are desperately needed if the fight for our fisheries is to continue. Read how you can donate! | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| ![](images/ColorLogo2.GIF) Caples Lake, Day One
![horizontal rule](_themes/cspa-new/abstrrul.gif)
![](images/20080826_0002.jpg) | | ![](images/20080826_0006.jpg) | The volunteer sign up table | | Arriving at the work area | ![](images/20080826_0007.jpg) | | ![](images/20080826_0009.jpg) | The volunteer briefing | | Stafford Lehr, DFG, explaining procedures | ![](images/20080826_0011.jpg) | | ![](images/20080826_0012.jpg) | More on the day's operations | | Describing the lake conditions, Chris Shutes to right | ![](images/20080826_0013.jpg) | | ![](images/20080826_0015.jpg) | The volunteers manning the boats | | One of the electrofishing boats head out | ![](images/20080826_0016.jpg) | | ![](images/20080826_0018.jpg) | Gill nets | | Hoop net | ![](images/20080826_0019.jpg) | | ![](images/20080826_0020.jpg) | Fish transport truck | | Nets for electrofishing hand capture | ![](images/20080826_0021.jpg) | | ![](images/20080826_0022.jpg) | Checking GPS coordinates | | Taking out one of the hoop nets for a trial run | ![](images/20080826_0024.jpg) | | ![](images/20080826_0025.jpg) | Volunteer working electrofishing boat | | A DFG biologist working the other side of the boat | ![](images/20080826_0027.jpg) | | ![](images/20080826_0029.jpg) | Two hours work, one three inch sucker | | A gill net boat taking a break for pictures | ![](images/20080826_0030.jpg) | | ![](images/20080826_0031.jpg) | Towards the end of the first shift | | Two electrofishing boats waiting for fuel |
|