Knuckleheads abound in Washington State! North, south, east, west...it doesn't matter. The WDFW spends large amounts of money publishing regs, yet lots of folks are unwilling or unable to read them, despite the section entitled "How To Use this Pamphlet" and it's step by step instructions. And of course there are not enough officers to cover all of our waters so we have to police our own ranks. Rarely is there an officer around when one is needed.
I've found that the "politically correct" approach works quite well. Often times just a friendly reminder is enough to steer someone in the right direction and effect positive change. Some folks are genuinely naive/ignorant to rules simply because they failed to read up before fishing a new body of water. But occasionally you'll run into the extreme knucklehead who will rant and rave and talk some silly crap about how he pay his taxes, too (like paying our taxes entitles us to not follow posted regs). I've actually seen people go to blows over this...no kidding, bringing in the local police!!!
Yep, and the fish don't get any love. I've seen people drag them to the bank, bounce them around on rocks for a minute or so, squeeze them to death while yanking a swallowed hook, then throw them several feet through the air enroute back to the water (while conveniently forgetting that the fish in questions counts against their daily limit because it was caught with bait).