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Originally posted by Plunker:
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Originally posted by 3/0_in_my_eye:
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Originally posted by Dan S.:
[b] Page 20

Statewide Freshwater Rules

Wild STEELHEAD, DOLLY VARDEN/BULL TROUT, and SALMON may only be kept where specifically authorized in the Special Rules.


And there you have it...............
I'm looking at the PDF version of the 2003/2004 regs right now (http://www.wa.gov/wdfw/fish/regs/2003/2003sportregs.pdf) and I don't see that language on page 20. Am I blind, or do the online and hard copy versions differ? [/b]
3/0_in_my_eye - Here's some good advice,
Never doubt DanS; It just makes you look (insert expletive here).

The rule is on page 20 of the regs.
Page 20 is on the 18th page of the pdf file.

The rule is really pretty simple but...

Here's a breakdown:
Wild STEELHEAD, (just the wild ones)
DOLLY VARDEN/BULL TROUT, (wild and marked included)
and SALMON (wild and marked included)
...may only be kept where specifically authorized in the Special Rules.

FTinflections :p [/b]
Thanks for pointing out the language for me -- I knew it was there somewhere! I wasn't questioning anybody -- just wondering if I was, in fact, blind. I am.

Here's another question/complaint about the regs: they use terms that are undefined. They use the term "wild salmon" but that term is not defined in the regs. "Salmon" is defined, hatchery fish is defined, "Wild Chinook and Coho" is defined, but not "wild salmon." This is very, very sloppy drafting.

Also, under the special rules for many rivers, it explicitly says you can keep hatchery fish. This is toally unnecessary because according to page 20, the only fish you can keep are hatchery fish, unless specificlally stated otherwise. Some special rules state that you have to release wild fish -- again, unnecessary. All this does is create confusion.

I took a tax law class in law school, and the tax code is easier to understand than our sport fishing regulations!