I doubtit. It's truly a shame thet it even requires people calling the Game Department to get them to do their jobs to begin with. As far as cutting fenches is concerned, that's a bunch of crap! I really hate to see people $hitting all over the Land Owners like that. The whole "Fishermen vs Land owners" thing is a direct result of people going out and pulling this kind of $hit! As far as the snagging goes.... If you read my post about snagging then you know my opinions on the subject. The Snagging is especially bad on the Skokomish. That being said, I cannot blame people for feeling the urge to resort to such practices. Look at the dynamic we have on the Skokomish.... There are a lot of people, and a lot of them are snagging.... And getting away with it! Then you've got a bunch of these little Skokomish Indian Kids snagging the $hit out of the fish with 9/0 triple hooks and surf rods, then turning around and selling the eggs to whoever wants to buy them... If that isn't bad enough, just when you finally manage to find a spot away from all of the madness, a bunch of Skokes come down river in a boat and litterally throw their nets right on top of where you are fishing! If you get mad and say something about it, they all start laughing at you! If you go down to the river on a non-netting day and happen to see nets in the water, well that's just too bad, because there is absolutely nothing that you can do about it! Nothing! If you turn the Indians in to the Game Wardens, they just shake their heads and tell you that they are powerless to stop the Indians from doing whatever they want. I know it's not right to purposely snag fish, it's not even real fishing, but at the same time it is totally understandable why people get disgruntled and resort to these tactics. The Skokomish Tribal Fishermen are among the poorest excuses for humans that I have ever seen. They are rude, inconsiderate, freeloaders who look to exploit the Skokomish runs just because they can get away with it and it makes me sick! They seem to go down to the river with the sole intention of stirring up hate and discontent with the real fishermen who are trying to do things right. I have a few other opinions about what I'd like to do to some of those netters, but if I use this forum as a platform to state those opinions,some might take offense and then Big Bob will have to shut the topic down, so just use your imagination. Man! I'm genuinely upset! Mostly because I know that this is a no win battle. frown
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