Bass and Walleye Rule change on the Columbia and tributaries-CRAZY

[Sniper101]

Upon reading this I entered a state of anger. Leting uncontrolled harvest of bass in the water system I fish every day and fish so many ournaments on seems insane. Just wondering everyone eles opions?? Very frustrated at the moment I undersand that bass and walleye do eat salmonoids but taking away all restrictions seems to be such over kill to me...

[WSU]

I like it.  I don't know why we are spending our tax dollars on management of invasive species, especially when the invasive species eat our native species.  I do feel bad for anyone who has their fishing impacted.

[wildmanoutdoors]

 
Although great eats! Walleye are not even a native specie in the Columbia and our Salmon and Steelhead need help.

Imo, not enough people fish for them to keep them under control.

[bobcat]

If they are impacting native steelhead and salmon runs, many of which are possibly close to extinction, or at least at very low numbers, then I see no reason to protect the non-native species.

Good change in my opinion!   

[Curly]

I don't think the rule change will have much impact one way or the other.  They will not get fished-out........salmon and steelhead numbers won't really be affected either.

What really needs to happen is 4 of the Snake River dams should be breached.

[Special T]

OR how about taking away the protection of sea lions, Cornmerants, and mergansers? Don't think "enough" people would shoot them? I would kill a limit of each if there was a seperate one from my normal duck limit. 

[Button Nubbs]

I like it.  I don't know why we are spending our tax dollars on management of invasive species, especially when the invasive species eat our native species.  I do feel bad for anyone who has their fishing impacted.

 

What really needs to happen is 4 of the Snake River dams should be breached.

agreed

[Mfowl]

I like it. I don't think people are gonna come out in droves to harvest all the bass and walleye they can. The bass and walleye die hards will still C n R them, the rest of us will eat fish and chips. As stated before, some dam removal and sealion/cormorant control would benefit the resource a lot more. I'll still release the breeders but the smaller size fish are better eating anyway. Furthermore, I don't think the bounty program has dramtically effected the pikeminnow population in the columbia, so I don't see this hurting the fishing too much.

[Sniper101]

its not the number of fish that will be killed Im worried about, its all the huge bass and walleye that will be retained while before you could only keep a certain amount of fish between 15 and 18 inches and none over, now these big fish, mostly females, will get slaughtered while protecting their beds in the springtime while they are spawning. It wouldnt bea problem but these big fish are mostly the females and they are the ones that reproduce and the fish us bass fishermen LIVE to catch.

[Ripper]

More smoke and mirrors from the state. If they really wanted to save the salmon and steelhead they would outlaw ALL Nets in Wa State waters.

[Bunny Thumper]

This is good news, I always wondered why there was a limit on these non native predators, especially when there is so much endangered species regulation for salmon and steelhead on the Columbia and snake rivers. I don't think this will  wipe out the bass and walleye they are here to stay, but, we should try to keep there numbers in check.

[singleshot12]

More smoke and mirrors from the state. If they really wanted to save the salmon and steelhead they would outlaw ALL Nets in Wa State waters.

[Sniper101]

More smoke and mirrors from the state. If they really wanted to save the salmon and steelhead they would outlaw ALL Nets in Wa State waters.

exactly. And you guys are right, it won't wipe out the bass, itll wipe out the quality fish and the fish in areas were people who eat the fish found them while theyre spawning.

[huntnphool]

OR how about taking away the protection of sea lions, Cornmerants, and mergansers? Don't think "enough" people would shoot them? I would kill a limit of each if there was a seperate one from my normal duck limit. 

+1, I'd be down there tomorrow.

[Sniper101]

OR how about taking away the protection of sea lions, Cornmerants, and mergansers? Don't think "enough" people would shoot them? I would kill a limit of each if there was a seperate one from my normal duck limit. 

+1, I'd be down there tomorrow.

COUNT ME IN AS WELL! hate all 3.