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Originally posted by cowlitzfisherman:
fish monger

Let's talk a little about your reply!

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"Anyway, I've been to a lot of places where snagging occurs, and I've seen the types of people these fisheries attract"
Have you ever fished in a state where snagging was legal? Have you ever fished for a species that the "snagging method" was legal to use? Since you have "seen" these types of people . . . what do they look like? Are they malformed? Are they a special color? What the devil do they look like?

Cowlitzfisherman



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Originally posted by surecatch

There are several streams that I believe should be closed the Quilicene is one. Last year I watched severlar entire families snagging silvers and the summer chum, which are not all that abundant in that river. When I found a game warden he told me he had written tickets there so often that he was going to be tied up doing paper work for weeks. He also said he couldn't go back with me becaue he was watching some Indians who were netting over the line and he planned to ticket them when they came in.

IMHO any stream or river that is as low and clear as the the Quicicene should be closed. The fine for fishing closed waters should be at least $500.
Oh sure lets close more fisheries and concentrate more anglers on wild runs. Lets make snaggers out of everybody because there will be so many people crowded in on the few remaining open fisheries that the fish wont bite a damn thing.
I use to slay the kings at the skok but since its popularity increase I have to get there early in the morning to be able to catch fish legally. During the day its nothing but a snag fest rip rip rip rip rip that line through the water, make sure you stand right over the fish in bright clothing too, and you have to stand in the water to be able to cast all the way acrossed the river which is a whopping 20 to 30 feet.
rolleyes

The idea is to draw snaggers out of the woods give them some places where they can snag legally and not do damage to naturally spawning fish. The wardens are having to spend most of there resources protecting fish that are basically worthless to the ecology of this state. Terminal fisheries only purpose is to provide for recreation, and they are of some economic value to a few small towns and tribes. Closing these fisheries is only going to make things worse for everybody.

I believe that if we open some terminal fisheries to snagging there will be less snagging going on in the woods. Snaggers wont have any of the worries associated with the illegal practice, they wont have to look around and worry who might be calling the state. With that peace of mind there bound to concentrate more on legal fisheries rather than illegal ones.
laugh