thanks for the info John We may stop off at the Deschutes, I'll be looking for your findings on the stoneflies. Thanks again for all your help
Jim "Troutman" ----- Original Message ----- From: John Martinez <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, May 24, 2002 9:51 PM Subject: Re: [VFB] Troubles on the Deschutes > Hi Jim- > > I don't think I'd worry too much about it if you're > just wading on the state side of the river. It seems > to be mostly driftboaters on the islands that they're > targeting. If I hear anymore about it, I'll let you > know. > > I was out on the Deschutes last Tuesday morning and > saw one salmonfly and one goldenstone each. Caught the > salmonfly and tossed him in to see what would happen. > No takes, but with the slightly warmer weather the > past few days, things may pick up. The owner of the > local shop was on the river from Weds til today, I'm > gonna try and catch up with him tomorrow and see how > he did. Will let you know. > > Take care and good fishing. > > -John > --- "april c. burbank" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > John, > > Thanks for the heads up. We are heading to the > > Crooked river on Thursday > > next week and were thinking of stopping off and > > fishing the Deschutes for a > > couple of hours. Maybe we'll just skip it this time > > and fish it later this > > summer. > > BTW are the salmon flies hatching yet, or golden > > stones? > > > > Thanks > > > > Jim Burbank "Troutman" > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: John Martinez <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Sent: Friday, May 24, 2002 6:16 AM > > Subject: [VFB] Troubles on the Deschutes > > > > > > > Hey Listers- > > > > > > Just wanted to warn anyone who plans to fish the > > > Deschutes this weekend or any time in the near > > future > > > about a controversy on the middle portion of the > > river > > > that borders the Warm Springs Indian Reservation. > > The > > > Warm Springs Tribal Police (WSTP) Fish and Game > > > division is claiming jurisdiction over the entire > > > river that borders their land. Over the past two > > days > > > or so they have ticketed anglers ($500-$1,000) for > > > trespass and illegal angling. Most typically, they > > > have cited anglers who are fishing the islands in > > > mid-channel. So far as I know they have not cited > > > anyone on the state side of the river who was > > wading. > > > In one case they threatened to confiscate an > > angler's > > > drift boat, nearly all the anglers cited had their > > > gear (rods, reels, etc) confiscated. > > > > > > For more info on this, go to <www.flyshop.com>. On > > the > > > left hand menu goto "VFS Region" and click > > Northwest > > > States and then goto the Bulleting Board. There > > are > > > several first hand letters from local guys who > > were > > > cited and had their tackle taken. > > > > > > Treaty rights and State and Federal law are > > obscure > > > and confusing on who has jurisdiction on these > > waters. > > > For info at least a few of the people cited had > > Tribal > > > Permits, boating permits, state angling licenses > > and > > > the whole nine yards. Not trying to stir any pots > > on > > > who has what rights, just want to warn people > > headed > > > here this weekend as to what's been going on > > lately. > > > > > > For more info contact any on the local flyshops in > > > Madras, Redmond, Bend, Maupin, etc. They're all > > aware > > > of the situation and may have more recent info. > > > > > > Take care and good fishing. A great weekend to > > all. > > > > > > -John > > > Oregon > > > > > > ===== > > > The River- > > > You passers-by, who share my journey, > > > You move and change,I move and am the same; > > > You move and are gone, I move and remain. > > > > > > __________________________________________________ > > > Do You Yahoo!? > > > LAUNCH - Your Yahoo! Music Experience > > > http://launch.yahoo.com > > > > > > > > ===== > The River- > You passers-by, who share my journey, > You move and change,I move and am the same; > You move and are gone, I move and remain. > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Yahoo! - Official partner of 2002 FIFA World Cup > http://fifaworldcup.yahoo.com >
