PLAN HAS ANGLERS REELING : PRIVATIZATION OF CASTAIC LAGOON WOULD DOUBLE LAKE'S ENTRANCE FEE.Byline: Lisa Van Proyen Daily News Staff Writer A large, well-worn floor mat at Castaic Lake Castaic Lake is a lake on Castaic Creek formed by Castaic Dam, in northwestern Los Angeles County, California, near the town of Castaic. The 323,700 acre foot lake (399,000,000 m³) is the terminus of the West Branch of the California Aqueduct, though some comes from the 154 mi² Recreation Area's main office greets visitors with the words: ``Parks Are For People.'' But many anglers at the lake Sunday doubted the county's hospitality. By now, most of the regulars have heard the proposal: Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. County supervisors on Tuesday plan to consider entering into a 10-year agreement with a private company to operate a portion of currently county-run lake facilities. If approved, the Anaheim-based concessionaire, Outdoor Safaris International, intends to at least double fees at the park's entrance to the lower lagoon lagoon Area of relatively shallow, quiet water with access to the sea but separated from it by sandbars, barrier islands, or coral reefs. Coastal lagoons have low to moderate tides and constitute about 13% of the world's coastline. , boasted as one of the best spots in the country for bass fishing. Fees would jump from $6 to at least $12. Those who currently park outside the gate and walk in for free also would have to pay $12, Steve Miller The name Steve Miller might refer to:
However, OSI (1) (Open System Interconnection) An ISO standard for worldwide communications that defines a framework for implementing protocols in seven layers. Control is passed from one layer to the next, starting at the application layer in one station, proceeding to the has pointed out that anglers would not need a $26.50 state fishing license if Castaic Lagoon is privately operated. This is all in an attempt by the county to reel in more money from fishermen and other visitors in order to fund much-needed improvements to buildings, roads and play areas at the lake. The agreement also would entitle en·ti·tle tr.v. en·ti·tled, en·ti·tling, en·ti·tles 1. To give a name or title to. 2. To furnish with a right or claim to something: OSI to collect fees from boat rentals, food booths, the bait shop and RV campground. The charge at other entrances in the park would remain at $6. Most people fishing Sunday said they would not be able to afford the increased fees and would go elsewhere. ``I think if it goes to $12, they're going to lose a lot of customers,'' said Antelope Valley This article is about the Los Angeles County region. For the census-designated place in Wyoming, see Antelope Valley-Crestview, Wyoming. The Antelope Valley fisherman Mike Contreraz, who has frequented the lake for 30 years. ``I won't come here. I'll go to Little Rock Dam or Mammoth.'' Others said the low entrance fee is precisely what lures them to the tree-lined lake surrounded by plush green rolling hills Rolling hills are like a mountain chain, only a "hill chain" of hills that roll on and on continually. You will often find them in between plains and mountains, near major rivers, or randomly anywhere. The only places without rolling hills are deserts and flood plains. . ``Forget it. We'll go to a trout farm and fish there,'' said Kim Phillips of Saugus. ``Or the grocery store,'' her husband, Ken, added. Another avid fisherman, Steve Glogow of Valencia, likened the privatization privatization: see nationalization. privatization Transfer of government services or assets to the private sector. State-owned assets may be sold to private owners, or statutory restrictions on competition between privately and publicly owned attempt to being in a grocery store. ``It's like a zoo, with hundreds of people lined up shoulder-to-shoulder. It's not a sport. It's like being in a supermarket and throwing a line out,'' said Glogow, a bass fisherman who comes to the lagoon each weekend with his 13-year-old son, Greg. OSI officials were not available for comment Sunday. With the extra fees, officials also hope to stock the lagoon with more fish, including substantially more trout and catfish catfish, common name applied to members of the freshwater fish families constituting the suborder Nematognathi. The catfish is related to the sucker and the minnow, and like them has a complex set of bones forming a sensitive hearing apparatus. . Many anglers are concerned the new fish will impact existing fish populations in the lagoon, from which some of the largest bass have been caught. ``It's the best bass lake anywhere in the country. The world record could come out of this spot,'' said Glogow, who uses the catch-and-release technique for sporting, rather than eating the fish. He estimates about 40 percent of the anglers release the fish back to the lagoon, making a natural habitat as the bass spawn To launch another program from the current program. The child program is spawned from the parent program. (operating system) spawn - To create a child process in a multitasking operating system. E.g. each spring. These anglers are concerned privatization will bring in too many people fishing for food. ``We work very hard at fishing. It's a sport. You work at it to get better and better through different techniques,'' Glogow said. ``They're fishing for food. It's like a supermarket. They've got so many trout planted in there - it's hard to not catch.'' However, the privatization idea generally has the support of some groups, including Friends of Castaic, an environmental caretaker of the lake. However, this group has expressed concern about large catfish raiding bass nurseries. Photo: (1--color) A fisherman casts his line at upper Castaic Lagoon while another sits on the shoreline waiting for the next bite. A proposal to put operation of the lagoon into private hands would double the entry fee to $12, which many fishermen say would force them to go elsewhere. (2--color in SAC Sac: see Sac and Fox. SAC - 1. An early system on the Datatron 200 series. [Listed in CACM 2(5):16 (May 1959)]. edition only) At left, a man and boy fish from a dock at the lower lagoon while other anglers in boats try their luck at the lake, said to be one of the best bass fishing venues in the country. Gene Blevins/Special to the Daily News CAPTION(S): 2 Photos |
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