AkKings

Legally, if a person has caught his 2 fish, and has punched out his two legal steelhead, he can no longer continue to fish for steelhead. The exception on that rule would be if salmon season was open and he had a salmon card. He then could continue to fish for, and land salmon. The catch is that the other persons who gets handed the rod, must first bring in there lines first before you can hand off your rod to them. He can land one fish and punch it out and then hook and hand off as many fish has he want's until he puches his last steelhead. Tthen he's done!

It's a little bit different when you are fishing for salmon. Once you have caught your legal limit of adults, you must stop fishing for salmon and that includes jacks. But then again, if you have a steelhead card, and steelhead is open, you can continue to fish for steelhead and you must release any salmon that you may hook. It works the same way when you are guiding too.

Cowlitzfisherman