Ollichan:

PLEASE stop assuming all unethical anglers are from the states. I fish up there LOTS. I have seen ugly nasty stuff done by anglers from both sides of the border. Most of the fools snagging chinook under the lower bridge on the Vedder are Canadians!

Once on the Thompson, I was with about five Canadian friends. One of the guys forgot his license and got a ticket. Later I heard, in the tavern,"One of the Americans got busted for no license." Truth is it was a Canadian.

I have many friends who camp on the gravel bars of the Fraser and who floss the sockeye and chinook. I am torn as to the ethics of this. On the one hand these fish do not bite and that mkes it iffy at best in my book. On the other hand the sockeye are abundant and will not bite. If DFO feels the flossers are harming the rescource they will close it. The flossers certainly do not do anywhere near the damage as one big net on the lower river.