Originally Posted By: RowVsWade
Sturgeon are a very hardy fish that can and have survived hours out of water. The impacts C&R cause are minute compared to the nets and sea lions. Sporties take in the rear again. They are prehistoric for a reason.

Might as well save my fishing dollars and go the fuggin aquarium.


Save me a spot... Hard to believe how much support there is on this board for the commission on this one. Just imagine if they closed the OP to catch and release fishing for steelhead, [Bleeeeep!] would be hitting the fan. WDFW is getting pretty good at pitting one user group against another to shut things down, pretty soon we'll all be holding hands watching fish getting "native" in a redd.... can't wait.