Whats the deal with people anymore, every river I go to in the fall all you see is snaggers? Don't they understand chinooks and silvers bite, and I'm not talking with their rearend either. What can be done to stop this fish spooking nonsense?

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Nothing, Don't say a word to them. Call the staters. Than move to a spot that you know these CAK suckers won't bother you. Thats about all you can do, I see it alot I've even did it myself. Then I became an adult. The thing is that every time the authorities catch these people we're one step closer to the river closing. That was something that I was told by a gamer.

I just don't get it. I pay for my licenses, fish legally, and practice C&R. Yet we all still take a screwing when it comes to doing a good thing. J.C.B. I agree with you, everytime that we rat somebody out for snagging or taking an illegal fish, we are closer and closer to having them shut down that fisheries. People speed every day on I-5 does this mean everytime someone gets caught and ticketed that they are getting closer and closer to shutting down I-5? Not at all. It's just more money for the state. I have seen more snagging this year than ever and it is still really early! As soon as the silvers start stacking up in the smaller local rivers there will be snaggers there like flies on crap! This has to stop, everytime I go fishing and see people snagging a fisheries that I fish, I will stop and say something to them. Alot of them tell me that they can't hook them legally, and with summer runs or lock jawed chinook times can be harder, but I usually tell them what I use to hook them and some of them will actually fish legally next time I see them, others will never be turned. Also anyone who is interested I was fishing a small local river this weekend, anyone who lives nearby knows which river I was fishing, I was fishing for summer runs and early kings and ended up catching a small fish, this fish fought like hell and was ugly as hell, I have seen chum in the rivers in August and had a friend tell me that he had seen one this August but this was no chum, I landed a 3-4 pound humpy!!! I caught one 3 summers ago same time period, whats the deal? Weird!

Andy Matthews
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J.C.B send me your address, I can only check my email every so often and when my rents moved the took my puter, I am getting a new one tommorow hopefully so I will be back up and running, you must have talked to my sister before, she was here visiting and must have forgotten to tell me you called, she can tard out sometimes...

I remeber I tried snagging fish once. I must of had at least five fish snagged and you want to know how many fish I got in. Zero, and it also cost me about ten dollers in lures too. It serves me right after that experience I don't think I'll ever try to snag a fish again.

After leaving the Nasty on Sunday afternoon,I stopped by Mcallister creek to check on the action..well the snag fest was in full force,I was standing on the bridge next to a guy watching the zoo when he starts telling to his buddies when to YANK!!! as we could see the fish attempting to evade the gauntlet I said that does'nt seem very sporting he said whatever everyone is doing it ...wrong answer DUDE?
My response was simple if you're freinds starting jumping off this bridge would you go along...just a dumb look from him followed by...Uh no?
I said then I suggest you join you;re friends on the bank or I'm gonna toss you off this %$#$#@@#$# bridge...
He looks at me a starts to say are you the Gamie?? I just held up my cell phone and said no but he's on his way...they left.
So off to the other side of the bridge to try again ...It's even worse on this side there is double going on at this momemt I can plainly see neither is hooked anywhere close to the mouth
I lean over the bridge and announce to all that the warden his headed up the bank from the other side and he's writing tickets
The place cleaned out in minutes Like a U of O football game both fish were released cleanly... Kinda makes a guy feel all warm and fuzzy inside.....The Sherriff rides again

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