Well folks, those of you that are waiting to enjoy the coho fishing in your favorite tributary of the Columbia River better not hold your breath. The "big run" of coho that has been entering the Columbia for the past 2 weeks has all but been given away to the commercial gill net fishermen.

The "compact" has just given the Columbia River Gill netters another 2 week 24 hour a day extension. That means that except for Saturday and Sunday the nets will be in 24 a day for the next 2 weeks.

WDFW demands that we must release all unmarked Coho. The gill netters get to keep them. Isn't it about time that sport fishing groups file a joint lawsuit against the compact and stop this practice once and for all?

The nets go back in at 7pm Oct 14th to 7am Oct 18th and back in again 7 pm Oct 21 to 7am Oct 25.

It's way past time to get another initiative together to rid these nets from our rivers. Who will be the first to start? When will sport fishermen ever get their act together and unite? mad mad mad

Cowlitzfisherman
Is the taste of the bait worth the sting of the hook????
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Cowlitzfisherman

Is the taste of the bait worth the sting of the hook????