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Author Topic: Good job WDFW on mandatory hatchery steelhead retention on the ronde!  (Read 15864 times)

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Re: Good job WDFW on mandatory hatchery steelhead retention on the ronde!
« Reply #45 on: September 05, 2017, 10:48:29 AM »
As much as I hate to agree with you... :chuckle:  I hate this rule as well. Many of the rivers that I fish have gone the same way.  I fish for fun.  I don't eat salmon or steelhead but like to keep a few prime ones every now and then to smoke for friends and family,  I HATE having to keep some damn 6 pound hatchery brat when I now that I will eventually get into some nice 12-14+ pounders.  On an 9-11 hour float, limiting out in the first couple of miles on brats can make for a wasted day and a lot of rowing.  I don't need to take in the scenery, I've seen it hundreds of times.

 


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