Longtime angler and fisheries advocate Bob Baiocchi passed away Sunday, September 8th in Napa. Born Robert Joseph Baiocchi on March 26, 1931 to Francesco and Nellie Baiocchi of San Francisco, Bob spent his youth in the city and at his grandparents ranch in Santa Rosa. He attended Balboa High School, concentrating on baseball until an accident to his pitching hand ended a promising career, and worked for A.P. Giannini as an accountant before entering the produce business with Scatena-Galli Fruit Co. Following military service in Japan from 1952-54, he married Lois Ann Carli, and was employed by Lucky stores in San Jose until moving their young family to Paradise, CA in 1967.
It was during his time in the Paradise area, hiking and fishing the local lakes and streams that Bob's attention turned towards fisheries advocacy, motivated by the discovery of major violations in water use by PG&E. He became active, studying water rights, learning administrative law and the public trust until 1982 when his fervent activism turned professional, and he retired from managing produce in order to concentrate solely on the restoration of state fisheries and watershed protection.
Considered a relentless bulldog in his pursuit of environmental justice, Bob worked tirelessly to preserve and protect state fisheries, working on the Sacramento, Russian, Feather, Eel, Fall, Santa Inez, Yuba, Butte, Pit, Truckee, Navarro, Calaveras, Salinas, Mokelumne, Carmel, and Napa River watersheds, as well as lakes Oroville, Davis, and Eagle, among many others. He filed detailed, voluminous amounts of research, protest, complaints, comment, and provided testimony to state and federal agencies, approaching each issue with fierceness, passion, and sense of humor as well as outrage.
Bob's efforts were recognized by numerous groups during his career, including the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration for "Environmental Heroism" in 2001, the Sierra Club as "Conservationist of the Year" in 1982, the Federation of Fly Fishers in 1989 for "National Conservation", and California Trout's "Streamkeeper Award" in the 1976. He was inducted into the national Fly Fishing Hall of Fame in 1999.
In 2012, declining health forced Bob to leave his beloved home and trout ponds near Portola in Plumas County to reside closer to a daughter in the Napa Valley. He is survived by four children, Joel, Christina, Teresa, Jon, and two grandchildren, Luci Grace and Justin Henry.
A private ceremony is planned, with a "fisherman's mass" and more public celebration of his life held next June at Lake Davis.
Bob had requested that any special intentions be directed towards conservation efforts of a favorite piece of water, even if it were a single hour spent on a letter of protest, petition, or public comment. He asks that folks learn as he did, to speak for the fish, and most importantly, to never give up.
"Don't cry for me, grieve for the fish."
It was during his time in the Paradise area, hiking and fishing the local lakes and streams that Bob's attention turned towards fisheries advocacy, motivated by the discovery of major violations in water use by PG&E. He became active, studying water rights, learning administrative law and the public trust until 1982 when his fervent activism turned professional, and he retired from managing produce in order to concentrate solely on the restoration of state fisheries and watershed protection.
Considered a relentless bulldog in his pursuit of environmental justice, Bob worked tirelessly to preserve and protect state fisheries, working on the Sacramento, Russian, Feather, Eel, Fall, Santa Inez, Yuba, Butte, Pit, Truckee, Navarro, Calaveras, Salinas, Mokelumne, Carmel, and Napa River watersheds, as well as lakes Oroville, Davis, and Eagle, among many others. He filed detailed, voluminous amounts of research, protest, complaints, comment, and provided testimony to state and federal agencies, approaching each issue with fierceness, passion, and sense of humor as well as outrage.
Bob's efforts were recognized by numerous groups during his career, including the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration for "Environmental Heroism" in 2001, the Sierra Club as "Conservationist of the Year" in 1982, the Federation of Fly Fishers in 1989 for "National Conservation", and California Trout's "Streamkeeper Award" in the 1976. He was inducted into the national Fly Fishing Hall of Fame in 1999.
In 2012, declining health forced Bob to leave his beloved home and trout ponds near Portola in Plumas County to reside closer to a daughter in the Napa Valley. He is survived by four children, Joel, Christina, Teresa, Jon, and two grandchildren, Luci Grace and Justin Henry.
A private ceremony is planned, with a "fisherman's mass" and more public celebration of his life held next June at Lake Davis.
Bob had requested that any special intentions be directed towards conservation efforts of a favorite piece of water, even if it were a single hour spent on a letter of protest, petition, or public comment. He asks that folks learn as he did, to speak for the fish, and most importantly, to never give up.
"Don't cry for me, grieve for the fish."
Longtime angler and fisheries advocate Bob Baiocchi passed away Sunday, September 8th in Napa. Born Robert Joseph Baiocchi on March 26, 1931 to Francesco and Nellie Baiocchi of San Francisco, Bob spent his youth in the city and at his grandparents ranch in Santa Rosa. He attended Balboa High School, concentrating on baseball until an accident to his pitching hand ended a promising career, and worked for A.P. Giannini as an accountant before entering the produce business with Scatena-Galli Fruit Co. Following military service in Japan from 1952-54, he married Lois Ann Carli, and was employed by Lucky stores in San Jose until moving their young family to Paradise, CA in 1967.
It was during his time in the Paradise area, hiking and fishing the local lakes and streams that Bob's attention turned towards fisheries advocacy, motivated by the discovery of major violations in water use by PG&E. He became active, studying water rights, learning administrative law and the public trust until 1982 when his fervent activism turned professional, and he retired from managing produce in order to concentrate solely on the restoration of state fisheries and watershed protection.
Considered a relentless bulldog in his pursuit of environmental justice, Bob worked tirelessly to preserve and protect state fisheries, working on the Sacramento, Russian, Feather, Eel, Fall, Santa Inez, Yuba, Butte, Pit, Truckee, Navarro, Calaveras, Salinas, Mokelumne, Carmel, and Napa River watersheds, as well as lakes Oroville, Davis, and Eagle, among many others. He filed detailed, voluminous amounts of research, protest, complaints, comment, and provided testimony to state and federal agencies, approaching each issue with fierceness, passion, and sense of humor as well as outrage.
Bob's efforts were recognized by numerous groups during his career, including the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration for "Environmental Heroism" in 2001, the Sierra Club as "Conservationist of the Year" in 1982, the Federation of Fly Fishers in 1989 for "National Conservation", and California Trout's "Streamkeeper Award" in the 1976. He was inducted into the national Fly Fishing Hall of Fame in 1999.
In 2012, declining health forced Bob to leave his beloved home and trout ponds near Portola in Plumas County to reside closer to a daughter in the Napa Valley. He is survived by four children, Joel, Christina, Teresa, Jon, and two grandchildren, Luci Grace and Justin Henry.
A private ceremony is planned, with a "fisherman's mass" and more public celebration of his life held next June at Lake Davis.
Bob had requested that any special intentions be directed towards conservation efforts of a favorite piece of water, even if it were a single hour spent on a letter of protest, petition, or public comment. He asks that folks learn as he did, to speak for the fish, and most importantly, to never give up.
"Don't cry for me, grieve for the fish."
It was during his time in the Paradise area, hiking and fishing the local lakes and streams that Bob's attention turned towards fisheries advocacy, motivated by the discovery of major violations in water use by PG&E. He became active, studying water rights, learning administrative law and the public trust until 1982 when his fervent activism turned professional, and he retired from managing produce in order to concentrate solely on the restoration of state fisheries and watershed protection.
Considered a relentless bulldog in his pursuit of environmental justice, Bob worked tirelessly to preserve and protect state fisheries, working on the Sacramento, Russian, Feather, Eel, Fall, Santa Inez, Yuba, Butte, Pit, Truckee, Navarro, Calaveras, Salinas, Mokelumne, Carmel, and Napa River watersheds, as well as lakes Oroville, Davis, and Eagle, among many others. He filed detailed, voluminous amounts of research, protest, complaints, comment, and provided testimony to state and federal agencies, approaching each issue with fierceness, passion, and sense of humor as well as outrage.
Bob's efforts were recognized by numerous groups during his career, including the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration for "Environmental Heroism" in 2001, the Sierra Club as "Conservationist of the Year" in 1982, the Federation of Fly Fishers in 1989 for "National Conservation", and California Trout's "Streamkeeper Award" in the 1976. He was inducted into the national Fly Fishing Hall of Fame in 1999.
In 2012, declining health forced Bob to leave his beloved home and trout ponds near Portola in Plumas County to reside closer to a daughter in the Napa Valley. He is survived by four children, Joel, Christina, Teresa, Jon, and two grandchildren, Luci Grace and Justin Henry.
A private ceremony is planned, with a "fisherman's mass" and more public celebration of his life held next June at Lake Davis.
Bob had requested that any special intentions be directed towards conservation efforts of a favorite piece of water, even if it were a single hour spent on a letter of protest, petition, or public comment. He asks that folks learn as he did, to speak for the fish, and most importantly, to never give up.
"Don't cry for me, grieve for the fish."
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