The California Department of Fish and Wildlife will be soliciting public comment and ideas on the statewide management of trout at a series of public meetings.

The three key areas for which CDFW are seeking input are:

• The revision of CDFW’s Strategic Plan for Trout Management, last published in 2003
• The creation of a new Strategic Plan for Trout Hatcheries
• Simplification of inland trout angling regulations

Each meeting will include a brief presentation covering each area. CDFW personnel will be available at information stations to answer questions and listen to stakeholder interests, needs and ideas.

All stakeholder input will be taken into consideration as draft plans and a regulation simplification package are developed for formal public review.

The closest meeting to the Tahoe basin is April 18 at the Truckee-Tahoe Airport Community Room from 6-7:30pm.