#975648 - 03/28/17 07:55 AM
Re: Are you buying a 2017/18 license?
[Re: BroodBuster]
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#975651 - 03/28/17 08:39 AM
Re: Are you buying a 2017/18 license?
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My Waders are Moist
Registered: 11/20/08
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Loc: PNW
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I already bought mine. If I dont go fishing I go crazy and I am positive most of you don as well. Just look at the dark side.
Plus, I have been checked in the most odd places last couple years. If I could c&r some bass without worry I would prob just buy a BC license. I think enforcement is covering crap fisheries now because there arent any choice fisheries left most places.
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#975654 - 03/28/17 09:06 AM
Re: Are you buying a 2017/18 license?
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Repeat Spawner
Registered: 04/20/09
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Loc: WaRshington
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I'm either buying the license or selling the boat.
I'll let you guess which of those 2 is going to happen!
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#975658 - 03/28/17 11:34 AM
Re: Are you buying a 2017/18 license?
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Alevin
Registered: 02/03/16
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Will buy, there is still opportunities clams crab oysters and fish not as good as it used to be but what is . Do not let politics stand in the way of your opportunity to enjoy the outdoors . I will defiantly spend a good part of my retirement fishing and enjoying the outdoors .
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#975659 - 03/28/17 11:51 AM
Re: Are you buying a 2017/18 license?
[Re: BroodBuster]
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River Nutrients
Registered: 11/21/07
Posts: 7430
Loc: Olema,California,Planet Earth
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There is an interesting aspect to this question that has bubbled up a few times. I grew up in CA. Almost all my fishing was shore based, walk and wade. At least the freshwater stuff, which was almost all I did due to mal-de-mer.
Up here, the primary fisheries are boat-based. Marine salmon, tuna, rockfish, halibut. Freshwater takes driftboats or some other craft for lakes.
So, the question about buying a license gets weighed against the boat or boats stored in the garage/shed/marina. Add to that the fact that most boat-based trips include others and it becomes an even bigger social event. I remember my Dad and a bunch of coworkers heading up to our cabin for opening day of kokanee. I chose not to go as I had both a track meet and the quality of fishing was iffy. They, on the other hand, had a great weekend of eating, drinking , probably lying, and did get some fish. And a good time was had by all.
There is a lot more to our motivations than just if there are fish to catch. WDFW is betting on it.
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#975662 - 03/28/17 12:24 PM
Re: Are you buying a 2017/18 license?
[Re: Moravec]
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Fry
Registered: 09/19/13
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I got my money's worth for my 2016 license, which was inexpensive considering all the fun I had with my friends and family...
-Wild Steelhead C&R on the Humptulips in February/March 2016 -Caught a few Spring Chinook outta the drift boat Kalama April/May 2016 -Fishing with buddies for trout Cottage Lake May 2016 -Neah Bay was rough weather for the Memorial Day halibut opener but we got out and caught some flat-siders & lingcod. -Westport bottomfish trip in May yielded limits of rockfish & lingcod. -June 17 I caught my earliest Albacore for the season -Late June Skykomish opener there were plenty of summer kings & steelhead around and we found a few. -July we had plenty of crab cookouts thanks to area 9/10 -Buoy 10 trip with coworkers to Buoy 10 was fun -Westport Tuna trip in August was tough fishing but glad I went. -Fished mouth of the Lewis for the first time and we caught a couple. -A few Snohomish coho trips, a few nice fish I think October? -A shotload of weekend road trips to the Humptulips in October/November with the drift boat. -Great fishing for hatchery steelhead on the coast December
Last year was a turbulent time for fisheries management, but I always say you get out what you put in.
I respect your choice if you don't buy a license because you won't use it, but I don't respect negative online posts that will deter others from fishing because you weren't happy because of politics. There were plenty of great opportunities in 2016 and this years should be even better!
Morevac, You hit the nail on the head with this one. I also literally fish every weekend plus select weekdays throughout the year & there is absolutely no reason to think there isn't any opportunity. I'm looking forward to the rest of 2017!
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#975664 - 03/28/17 12:32 PM
Re: Are you buying a 2017/18 license?
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River Nutrients
Registered: 03/15/00
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Loc: Olalla, WA
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#975665 - 03/28/17 12:33 PM
Re: Are you buying a 2017/18 license?
[Re: BroodBuster]
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The Chosen One
Registered: 02/09/00
Posts: 14486
Loc: Tuleville
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Thanks for the reminder. Purchased, along with my hunting licenses. A trip up to Craig and B10 this summer should fill the coffers with quality salmon. Add in some halibut and some tuna, and I'm good to go. Regardless of what I say about steelheading, my only issues is that I just don't have the time like I used to. So, I'll just make the most of when I get to go. Still some nice hatchery fish out there now and past April....and probably worth the renewal.....
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#975666 - 03/28/17 12:34 PM
Re: Are you buying a 2017/18 license?
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King of the Beach
Registered: 12/11/02
Posts: 5206
Loc: Carkeek Park
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There is an interesting aspect to this question that has bubbled up a few times. I grew up in CA. Almost all my fishing was shore based, walk and wade. At least the freshwater stuff, which was almost all I did due to mal-de-mer.
Up here, the primary fisheries are boat-based. Marine salmon, tuna, rockfish, halibut. Freshwater takes driftboats or some other craft for lakes.
So, the question about buying a license gets weighed against the boat or boats stored in the garage/shed/marina. Add to that the fact that most boat-based trips include others and it becomes an even bigger social event. I remember my Dad and a bunch of coworkers heading up to our cabin for opening day of kokanee. I chose not to go as I had both a track meet and the quality of fishing was iffy. They, on the other hand, had a great weekend of eating, drinking , probably lying, and did get some fish. And a good time was had by all.
There is a lot more to our motivations than just if there are fish to catch. WDFW is betting on it. No need for a boat to catch salmon up here in marine areas, at least Puget Sound. Just sayin SF
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#975669 - 03/28/17 01:12 PM
Re: Are you buying a 2017/18 license?
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River Nutrients
Registered: 07/11/04
Posts: 3113
Loc: Bothell, Wa
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With a little help from my friends I've gotten over my Monday blues . I had completely forgotten that we can purchase a fresh water only license so that is the route I'll be taking this year. I suppose I can afford the $30.00 and catching a 14" trout out of a creek is just about as exciting to me as a teener hen. I wish you all good luck low holing my ass this year!
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#975676 - 03/28/17 05:30 PM
Re: Are you buying a 2017/18 license?
[Re: Soft bite]
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Ornamental Rice Bowl
Registered: 11/24/03
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Thanks for the reminder. Dennis Co has them at two for $7.50. Could not help myself. Good one, Softbite! Must be nice... can't wait. Gee, only 16 yrs to go! See ya at the meeting.
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#975677 - 03/28/17 05:35 PM
Re: Are you buying a 2017/18 license?
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ReefSkunk
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I agree that withholding your license money from the state won't make a positive difference. Quite the opposite, I think it will hurt us in the long run. And fishing is fun.
I plan to buy a fishing license in two States, including Washington, and maybe as many as four States. Plus one for BC. And one for Argentina. Don't need one for Hawaii which is pretty cool considering the amount of great opportunities to be had.
I plan to use my Washington license and punch cards and endorsements and discover pass and whatever the fu.ck else quite extensively. My punch cards will be full. I never have any doubt if I got my $ worth out of the license so I'm more than happy to buy one.
If I was a guy that hardly ever goes fishing, but regularly bitches, I could see not buying one. I will enjoy not seeing those guys on the river.
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#975679 - 03/28/17 06:25 PM
Re: Are you buying a 2017/18 license?
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Lord of the Chums
Registered: 03/29/14
Posts: 6829
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Buying mine.. By not buying you restrict funding that would go to hatchery plants, and as Jake said, would make things worse...
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#975681 - 03/28/17 06:39 PM
Re: Are you buying a 2017/18 license?
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River Nutrients
Registered: 11/08/06
Posts: 3405
Loc: Island Time
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Nope. I'll buy a shellfish/seaweed license so I'll still be able to bitch but I'll spend my money and my time up north. The writing has been on the wall for awhile but after the last couple of years it's time. The WDFW isn't advocating on our behalf and I won't fund those working against me.
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#975686 - 03/28/17 09:13 PM
Re: Are you buying a 2017/18 license?
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Egg
Registered: 09/16/14
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#975688 - 03/28/17 10:07 PM
Re: Are you buying a 2017/18 license?
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April Fool
Registered: 06/18/01
Posts: 16138
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Oregon only.
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#975692 - 03/28/17 10:51 PM
Re: Are you buying a 2017/18 license?
[Re: RowVsWade]
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Juvenile at Sea
Registered: 09/05/14
Posts: 196
Loc: Stanwood WA
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Nope. I'll buy a shellfish/seaweed license so I'll still be able to bitch but I'll spend my money and my time up north. The writing has been on the wall for awhile but after the last couple of years it's time. The WDFW isn't advocating on our behalf and I won't fund those working against me.
Totally agree with this as the writing has been on the wall unfortunately for more than a long time! AK and BC will be the beneficiary of my hard earned $$'s with 3 trips planned this year already!
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#975693 - 03/28/17 11:05 PM
Re: Are you buying a 2017/18 license?
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Piper
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I actually don't need to buy one this year because both my kids can fish for free and I don't have to have one while I take them out... but i will still buy one...
However, this doesn't change my mind that WDFW doesn't have a clue how to manage resources and manages them for the best interest of commercial fishing and that they are creating a new generation of poachers fishermen that will actually feel justified in bonking the hatchery fish that they paid for but are not racially entitled didn't donate enough to re-election contributions in order to keep said fish...
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#975697 - 03/29/17 06:08 AM
Re: Are you buying a 2017/18 license?
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Returning Adult
Registered: 04/17/13
Posts: 289
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Glad to hear so many won't be buying licenses this year, thins out the numbers of fishermen competing for a limited amount of fish. I got to take my hat off to all of you for dedicating this season to conservation. Melanie and I will continue to utilize the NUMEROUS other fisheries which are NOT in decline, as well as bonking as many legal salmon as we can. Bob R
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