I don't get it though. I'm not keeping more than my limit of fish, and I'm not trying to snag the fish. If I were trying to snag the fish, and/or keeping more than my limit, then I would understand the strong feelings.

Either I misspoke my situation or it was misunderstood. We are not destitute by any means, but at the same time it's difficult to let good food go back simply because I accidentally foul-hooked the fish. I will say it again: accidentally. Keeping my limit of three fish is no different than anyone else keeping their limit of three fish. I would have liked to have hooked all the fish in the mouth, but a couple of adipose hooked fish made it into the bag because I didn't want to waste food.

The hatchery got their fish, and then some. Upstream folks surely did well too from what I heard. My limit of fish did not threaten the run. If it would have, then they would have closed fishing the run long before my line went in the water.

I'm not up on Memaloose spotlighting the few deer that are up there. I'm not killing the alpha bull from a herd of elk on a game reserve. I'm fishing a legal stream using legal tackle and legal methods and keeping my legal limit. Accidental snagging does blemish the issue, but it does not make me an abuser of the resource.