I think that the decision by the WDFW was a very good one for several reasons. When
the water gets low and the temp goes up, the oxygen goes down and the survival rate of
a stressed fish goes down. There is no reason to be fishing for the Kings on the
Stilly, they are to be protected. Anyone who desires to "catch" or snag, as some will
do, by using methods that resemble gear fishing under the guise of flyfishing (20 to
25' mono attached to a fly line) should be ticketed. This, in my opinion is just as
bad as putting split shots on your leader. This isn't flyfishing, it is simply gear
fishing with a fly!
If you find that you can no longer fish on the Stilly maybe it's time to reevaluate
your methods!
Preston, thank you for the update, keep it up.
Tim <><
On Thu, 16 Aug 2001 08:55:47 -0700 Preston Singletary <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 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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