Who is the "they" who "fished the river with nets"?
Was it "Indian-legal" or poachers? Was it reported?
What is the "rest of the story"?
John T.
--- Vincent Pons <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> No comments, I just have to find another river as I
> don't like to use sinking
> lines.
> By the way, last week, they "fished" the big hole
> above Cpost road (Hazel?)
> with ..... nets. According to another angler, they
> took
> something like 200 fish (king, steelhead...). That
> is a great way to protect
> the chinook, isn't it????
> Vincent
>
>
>
>
> Preston Singletary wrote:
>
> > The WDFW announced yesterday that weighted flies
> will be prohibited on the
> > N. Fk of the Stillaguamish from Aug. 20 through
> Oct. 15. The action was
> > taken because anglers have been deliberately
> targeting wild spawning chinook
> > who are schooled up in a few deeper holes in the
> low, warm waters that have
> > prevailed this summer. Sad to relate, most of
> these fish have been
> > foul-hooked and the purpose of the ban is to
> prevent any additional stress
> > to them. This rule change has been put in place
> to protect the spawning
> > chinook while still allowing the angler to fish
> for steelhead and sea-run
> > cutthroat. If the harassment of chinook doesn't
> stop, it is still possible
> > that the North Fork may be closed to all fishing.
>
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