North American Fishing Club Rhode Island

Johnson's Pond

ctruppi1 — Wed, 09 May 2012 08:15:46 GMT

Anyone fish Johnson's Pond often? I grew up on the pond, but have not fished it in years. I am wondering how bass fishing is now and if anyone has any good spots they are willing to share. Thanks.

Good Morning Rhode Island

Tue, 20 Nov 2007 07:42:06 GMT

Originally posted by: SuwanneePaul on 12/16/2006 5:58:39 AM

Guess the few of you that come on the BB have settled down for your winter nap. Have a great year whats left of it. (A former Rhode Islander , NKHS Class of 65)....Paul

How many Rhode Islanders on this Forum?

ctruppi1 — Fri, 10 Jun 2011 04:38:50 GMT

I see not to many people post under this topic. I'm looking to see how many of you are in RI and fresh water fish in the state. I know I look around the net to find good info on RI lakes and it is hard to come by. This could be a good outlet to share info with fellow RI members. If anyone knows some good sites to find info on local lakes please let me know. Thanks.

Invite to the Pa 2009 Member Meet

ERABBIT — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 03:17:54 GMT

Pa 2009 Member Meet

Pa. is planning a meet again this year and thought we should insure everyone got a invite..................so come on down , over , up , across or what ever direction and meet with us.

Here is the thread with all the info :

http://www.fishingclub.com/Community/Forums.aspx?g=posts&t=143910

Hope you all can make it.

Watchaug Pond

Wed, 27 May 2009 14:26:13 GMT

Anyone ever fish it? it's at Burligame State Forest. I was wondering what type of fish were in there
Lifetime Member

Ammo Coding Legislation Introduced

ERABBIT — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 05:50:36 GMT

Ammo Coding Legislation Introduced

STATES TRYING TO IMPLEMENT THIS LEGISLATION:
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2008 Legislation
Alabama
Alabama Senate Bill 541
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Arizona
Arizona House Bill 2833
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California
California Senate Bill 997 (Carried Over from 2007)
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Connecticut
Connecticut Senate Bill 603
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Hawaii
Hawaii House Bill 2392
Hawaii Senate Bill 2020
Hawaii Senate Bill 2076
Hawaii House Resolution 82-07 (Carried Over from 2007)
Hawaii Concurrent Resolution 104-06 (Carried Over from 2007)
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Illinois
Illinois House Bill 4258
Illinois House Bill 4259
Illinois House Bill 4269
Illinois House Bill 4349
Illinois Senate Bill 1095 (Carried Over from 2007)
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Indiana
Indiana House Bill 1260
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Kentucky
Kentucky House Bill 715
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Maryland
Maryland House Bill 517
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Mississippi
Mississippi Senate Bill 2286
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Missouri
Missouri Senate Bill 1200
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New Jersey
New Jersey Assembly Bill 2490
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New York
New York Assembly Bill 10259
New York Assembly Bill 6920 (Carried Over from 2007)
New York Assembly Bill 7300 (Carried Over from 2007)
New York Senate Bill 1177 (Carried Over from 2007)
New York Senate Bill 3731 (Carried Over from 2007)
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Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania House Bill
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Rhode Island
Rhode Island Senate Bill 2742
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South Carolina
South Carolina Senate Bill 1259
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Tennessee
Tennessee House Bill 3245
Tennessee Senate Bill 3395
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Washington
Washington House Bill 3359
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2007 Legislation
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California Senate Bill 997
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Hawaii House Resolution 82-07
Hawaii Concurrent Resolution 104-06
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Illinois Senate Bill 1095
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Maryland House Bill 1393
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New York House Bill 6920
New York House Bill 7300
New York Senate Bill 1177
New York Senate Bill 3731

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Here is how the Bill reads for Pa.

HOUSE BILL
No. 2228 Session of 2008

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INTRODUCED BY MYERS, M. O'BRIEN, McGEEHAN, THOMAS, PARKER, JOSEPHS, FRANKEL, KENNEY, YOUNGBLOOD, W. KELLER, MELIO, WATERS, WILLIAMS, WHEATLEY, KIRKLAND, JAMES, BLACKWELL, CRUZ, ROEBUCK AND OLIVER, FEBRUARY 5, 2008

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REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY, FEBRUARY 5, 2008

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AN ACT

1 Providing for encoded ammunition; imposing duties on
2 manufacturers, sellers and owners of ammunition; providing
3 for the powers and duties of the Commissioner of the
4 Pennsylvania State Police and the Secretary of Revenue;
5 establishing the encoded ammunition database and the Encoded
6 Ammunition Database Fund; imposing a tax; and imposing
7 penalties.

8 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
9 hereby enacts as follows:
10 CHAPTER 1
11 PRELIMINARY PROVISIONS
12 Section 101. Short title.
13 This act shall be known and may be cited as the Encoded
14 Ammunition Act.
15 Section 102. Definitions.
16 The following words and phrases when used in this act shall
17 have the meanings given to them in this section unless the
18 context clearly indicates otherwise:
19 "Commissioner." The Commissioner of Pennsylvania State

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1 Police.
2 "Encoded ammunition." Ammunition that is encoded by a
3 manufacturer under section 301.
4 "Encoded ammunition database" or "database." The encoded
5 ammunition database established under section 303.
6 "Encoded ammunition database tax" or "tax." The encoded
7 ammunition database tax established under Chapter 5.
8 "Manufacturer." A person who possesses a Federal license to
9 engage in the business of manufacturing ammunition for sale or
10 distribution.
11 "Regulated firearm." A firearm as defined in 18 Pa.C.S. §
12 6102 (relating to definitions).
13 "Seller." A seller of encoded ammunition in this
14 Commonwealth.
15 CHAPTER 3
16 ENCODED AMMUNITION
17 Section 301. Duty of manufacturers to encode ammunition.
18 (a) General rule.--A manufacturer shall encode ammunition
19 provided for retail sale for regulated firearms in a manner that
20 the commissioner establishes, so that:
21 (1) The base of the bullet and the inside of the
22 cartridge casings of each round in a box of ammunition are
23 encoded with the same serial number.
24 (2) Each serial number is encoded in such a manner that
25 it is highly likely to permit identification after ammunition
26 discharge and bullet impact.
27 (3) The outside of each box of ammunition is labeled
28 with the name of the manufacturer and the same serial number
29 used on the cartridge casings and bases of bullets contained
30 in the box.
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1 (b) Labeling per box.--Ammunition contained in one
2 ammunition box may not be labeled with the same serial number as
3 the ammunition contained in any other ammunition box from the
4 same manufacturer.
5 Section 302. Duty of owner to dispose of ammunition.
6 On or before January 1, 2010, an owner of ammunition for use
7 in a regulated firearm that is not encoded by the manufacturer
8 in accordance with section 301 shall dispose of the ammunition.
9 Section 303. Encoded ammunition database.
10 (a) Duty of commissioner to establish.--One year after the
11 effective date of this section, the commissioner shall establish
12 and maintain an encoded ammunition database.
13 (b) Duty of manufacturers to provide information.--A
14 manufacturer that does business in this Commonwealth shall
15 provide the commissioner for inclusion in the database:
16 (1) The name and address of the manufacturer.
17 (2) The serial numbers of the ammunition offered for
18 sale for regulated firearms in this Commonwealth.
19 (3) Other information that the commissioner considers
20 necessary.
21 (c) Duty of seller to provide information.--A seller shall
22 provide the commissioner for inclusion in the database:
23 (1) The date of each ammunition purchase.
24 (2) The name and date of birth of each purchaser of
25 ammunition.
26 (3) The driver's license number of the purchaser or
27 other number issued to the purchaser by the Federal or State
28 government.
29 (4) The serial numbers of all ammunition for regulated
30 firearms bought by the purchaser.
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1 (5) Any other information that the commissioner
2 considers necessary.
3 Section 304. Seller recordkeeping requirement.
4 A seller shall maintain copies of all records submitted to
5 the commissioner under section 303 for at least three years
6 after the date of sale.
7 Section 305. Funding for database.
8 The encoded ammunition database shall be funded by the
9 encoded ammunition database tax.
10 Section 306. Penalties.
11 (a) Sellers and others who destroy encoding.--
12 (1) A seller that violates this chapter commits a
13 misdemeanor of the third degree.
14 (2) A person who willfully destroys or otherwise renders
15 unreadable the information encoded on ammunition required
16 under this act commits a misdemeanor of the third degree.
17 (b) Manufacturers.--A manufacturer that violates this act is
18 subject to a civil fine to be imposed by the commissioner not to
19 exceed:
20 (1) $1,000 for a first violation.
21 (2) $5,000 for a second violation.
22 (3) $10,000 for a third or subsequent violation.
23 CHAPTER 5
24 ENCODED AMMUNITION TAX
25 Section 501. Imposition of tax.
26 (a) General rule.--Except as otherwise provided under
27 subsection (b) and subject to the provisions of subsection (c),
28 in addition to any other tax imposed under law, a tax of 5¢ per
29 round of encoded ammunition is imposed on the sale at retail or
30 use of encoded ammunition in this Commonwealth.
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1 (b) Exception.--Subsection (a) shall not apply to a sale of
2 encoded ammunition to a police force or other agency of the
3 United States, any state or a political subdivision of any
4 state.
5 (c) Retention of collection fee.--A person who timely files
6 a tax return is allowed, for the expense of collecting and
7 paying the tax, a credit equal to 0.5% of the gross amount of
8 the tax that the person is required to pay to the Commonwealth
9 under this chapter.
10 Section 502. Presumption and burden of proof.
11 (a) General rule.--A rebuttable presumption exists that a
12 sale of encoded ammunition in this Commonwealth is subject to
13 the tax.
14 (b) Person who has burden of proof.--The person required to
15 pay the tax has the burden of proving that a sale of encoded
16 ammunition in this Commonwealth is not subject to the tax.
17 Section 503. Collection and deposit of tax.
18 (a) Duties of Secretary of Revenue.--The Secretary of
19 Revenue of the Commonwealth shall collect the tax in the same
20 manner as the tax imposed under Article III of the act of March
21 4, 1971 (P.L.6, No.2), known as the Tax Reform Code of 1971, and
22 shall deposit the tax into the fund established under subsection
23 (b).
24 (b) Encoded Ammunition Database Fund.--The Encoded
25 Ammunition Database Fund is hereby established in the State
26 Treasury. The moneys of the fund shall be used only to pay for
27 the expense of implementing and administering the database.
28 Section 504. Tax returns to be filed.
29 (a) Duty of purchaser.--
30 (1) A purchaser who fails to pay to the seller on a
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1 purchase or use subject to the tax as required under this
2 chapter shall complete and file with the Secretary of Revenue
3 an encoded ammunition database tax return on or before the
4 21st day of the month that follows the month in which the
5 purchaser makes that purchase or use.
6 (2) A return filed by a purchaser under this subsection
7 shall state separately, for encoded ammunition, for the
8 period the return covers, the number of rounds of the encoded
9 ammunition subject to the tax and the tax due.
10 (b) Duty of seller.--
11 (1) Each seller shall complete and file with the
12 Secretary of Revenue an ammunition database tax return on or
13 before the 21st day of the month that follows the month in
14 which the seller makes a retail sale for use of encoded
15 ammunition.
16 (2) A return filed by a seller under this subsection
17 shall state separately, for encoded ammunition, for the
18 period the return covers, the number of rounds of the encoded
19 ammunition sold by the dealer and the tax due.
20 CHAPTER 7
21 MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
22 Section 701. Effective date.
23 This act shall take effect in 60 days.

looking for surf fishing

Thu, 01 May 2008 02:22:23 GMT

Hello Fellow NAFC Members

I was wondering if anyone could provide me with some info. I have found myself with a few days off during the week next week (May 7-9) and wanted to do some surf fishing. Could anyone recommend a good beach to catch some fish? Species is less important than just having something tug the end of my line after a long winter. Any info would be greatly appreciated. Thanks. Isky1978@yahoo.com

Narragansett Bay Fishing

Tue, 20 Nov 2007 07:42:04 GMT

Originally posted by: SuwanneePaul on 6/10/2005 5:12:16 AM

I am going to be in Rhode Island 24 July - 5 Aug 05 for my 40th Class Reunion (NKHS). I will not have my boat with me and I'm interested in fishing around the Jamestown Bridge and Dutch Island for Blue Fish. I have friends with boats but they all fish Point Jude or Block Island (I am a Bay fisherman). Anyone out there got time for a one day trip.

Anyone have any advice for Block Island

Tue, 20 Nov 2007 07:42:02 GMT

Originally posted by: BobWhite on 7/23/2006 12:10:38 PM

Bring a big Rod and Hold on there are some huge stripers out there 50 plus pounds.
Go to the local bait shop and see what there hiting on. Good Luck

Goldfish Now Illegal

Tue, 20 Nov 2007 07:41:58 GMT

Originally posted by: Celliach on 5/24/2006 7:08:55 AM

Goldfish Get Bait Ban In R.I.

POSTED: 11:03 am MDT May 23, 2006

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PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Keep your goldfish in the bowl.

That's the warning from Rhode Island's Department of Environmental Management.

The agency has issued emergency regulations banning the use of goldfish as freshwater bait.

While goldfish make good pets, environmental experts say they're an invasive species. Goldfish compete with native fish for food and habitat.

The Rhode Island regulations don't prevent homeowners from stocking enclosed ponds with goldfish.

Good Night Rhode Island

Tue, 20 Nov 2007 07:41:56 GMT

Originally posted by: BigDog68 on 4/9/2007 7:52:06 PM

Wishing all our fellow club members in Rhode Island a Good Night...

bass in small ponds

Tue, 20 Nov 2007 07:41:54 GMT

Originally posted by: angwolfc on 7/3/2006 11:31:51 PM

I'm looking for advice on fishing largemouths on small ponds in New England. Shiners always work(too easy). I've been working the soft plastics(salted and othewise). I know about working structure, and the seasons. Can anyone tell me how to use the softies on small ponds( and I mean small!)? Is there a difference or just experimentation? I do catch 'em, just need advice on the softies. I've tried every technique that I've heard of. Ya wanna help me out please?
P.S. Love this club, God bless ya.