This weekend the straw finally broke the camels back. While fishing on the Willapa River I warned a snagger to get the %^& out of here. He went around the bend and continued snagging with 4 others, including the father who was using a net to "dip fish" the holding salmon.

Really pissed off with the situation, I left and called the fish and game poaching hot line which had only a recording. I then called 911 and reported a non-emergency fish and wildlife violation. The operator gave me the state patrol dispatch number which I called and finally was able to report the situation.

Unfortunately, on a Saturday, everybody is busy and nobody showed up by the time I had to leave. Had I known what vehicles belonged to these jerks I could have gotten their license plate numbers? With enforcement personnel so stretched and not available when you need them, what else can we do. It would be nice if volunteers could be deputized to enforce minor fish and game violations and write tickets. What do you all think??