As a follow-up to Hoh's comments, the fish checker is there to check catches, not enforce - they lack enforcement authority in part for that very reason. However, they record marked and unmarked information with the catch data, and that will be used to calculate whether the sport fishery has reached its quota of incidental take of wild springers. The knotheads could end up reducing fishing opportunity for everyone else by retaining unmarked chinook. Makes me want to sink a boat sometimes . . .

Sincerely,

Salmo g.