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Quote from: Sniper101 on March 12, 2013, 01:24:46 PMQuote from: pianoman9701 on March 12, 2013, 01:20:09 PMWell Sniper, you got someone to agree with you. Take as a win. You mean someone with enough sense to look at the problem at hand with a fair eye??I'm with ya sniper101. Pathetic management strategy at best by WDFW once again. I wouldn't take too much of this argument on this topic to heart. Just like with many other debate topics here, many of the posters just try to stir the pot or prefer to argue that water isn't wet.
Quote from: pianoman9701 on March 12, 2013, 01:20:09 PMWell Sniper, you got someone to agree with you. Take as a win. You mean someone with enough sense to look at the problem at hand with a fair eye??
Well Sniper, you got someone to agree with you. Take as a win.
Quote from: MtnMuley on March 12, 2013, 03:50:47 PMQuote from: Sniper101 on March 12, 2013, 01:24:46 PMQuote from: pianoman9701 on March 12, 2013, 01:20:09 PMWell Sniper, you got someone to agree with you. Take as a win. You mean someone with enough sense to look at the problem at hand with a fair eye??I'm with ya sniper101. Pathetic management strategy at best by WDFW once again. I wouldn't take too much of this argument on this topic to heart. Just like with many other debate topics here, many of the posters just try to stir the pot or prefer to argue that water isn't wet. Do you not think they are a problem or just not think many will kill them? If you are interested, try a google search for the key words "bass," "Yakima River," "fall chinook" and "smolt." You will find studies showing they prey heavily on smolt, especially native salmon smolts due to their smaller size. I obviously can't predict how many people will kill them. I know that I plan to kill every single one I catch, but I also don't fish for them often.
Quote from: WSU on March 12, 2013, 04:17:18 PMQuote from: MtnMuley on March 12, 2013, 03:50:47 PMQuote from: Sniper101 on March 12, 2013, 01:24:46 PMQuote from: pianoman9701 on March 12, 2013, 01:20:09 PMWell Sniper, you got someone to agree with you. Take as a win. You mean someone with enough sense to look at the problem at hand with a fair eye??I'm with ya sniper101. Pathetic management strategy at best by WDFW once again. I wouldn't take too much of this argument on this topic to heart. Just like with many other debate topics here, many of the posters just try to stir the pot or prefer to argue that water isn't wet. Do you not think they are a problem or just not think many will kill them? If you are interested, try a google search for the key words "bass," "Yakima River," "fall chinook" and "smolt." You will find studies showing they prey heavily on smolt, especially native salmon smolts due to their smaller size. I obviously can't predict how many people will kill them. I know that I plan to kill every single one I catch, but I also don't fish for them often.Nope. I don't think they are a big problem. Surely they eat a few, but not near the numbers as other fish like the pikeminnow. As said before, these salmon runs are doing great, so I feel the management of bass and walleye shouldn't go unregulated.
Quote from: Ripper on March 11, 2013, 08:45:03 PMMore 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.
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.
Quote from: Curly on March 12, 2013, 01:44:43 PMQuote from: WSU on March 12, 2013, 12:51:02 PMQuote from: HUNTINCOUPLE on March 12, 2013, 12:03:03 PMCant wait to float the lower Yak for smallmouth and catfish! Gonna bring lots of coolers with ice and fill the freezer! This is the best rule change in along time! What time of year does this occur? I will be in Richland over memorial day and may drag the drifter over if fishing would be good then.Memorial day weekend is prime time. There should be plenty of spawners up the Yakima on that weekend.Good deal. I will watch the water conditions and probably bring the boat. Want some bass when I get back? I live just up the road (on Littlerock Rd).
Quote from: WSU on March 12, 2013, 12:51:02 PMQuote from: HUNTINCOUPLE on March 12, 2013, 12:03:03 PMCant wait to float the lower Yak for smallmouth and catfish! Gonna bring lots of coolers with ice and fill the freezer! This is the best rule change in along time! What time of year does this occur? I will be in Richland over memorial day and may drag the drifter over if fishing would be good then.Memorial day weekend is prime time. There should be plenty of spawners up the Yakima on that weekend.
Quote from: HUNTINCOUPLE on March 12, 2013, 12:03:03 PMCant wait to float the lower Yak for smallmouth and catfish! Gonna bring lots of coolers with ice and fill the freezer! This is the best rule change in along time! What time of year does this occur? I will be in Richland over memorial day and may drag the drifter over if fishing would be good then.
Cant wait to float the lower Yak for smallmouth and catfish! Gonna bring lots of coolers with ice and fill the freezer! This is the best rule change in along time!
Quote from: Sniper101 on March 12, 2013, 12:00:59 PMThe bass have been here way to many years to still be considering them "invasive species" guys so grow up. Everybody loves bass, theirs nothing wrong with them, yes they eat a few salmon smolt and deserved to be managed scientifically for whats best but completly uncontrolled harvest of the quality fish, which are the breeding fish and the fish that will be effected the worst is such a miserable fail by our fish and game department. Their job is to manage ALL populations of game fish and bass should be included in this. Its their job to find a healthy median between controlling the bass population and helping the salmon and steelhead populations as well. That's where some of us disagree with you. They will always be an invasive species because they were planted here by man. Not only that, they have a negative affect on the local ecosystem. And, some of us don't think it is WDFW's job to manage invasive species that shouldn't be here in the first place. They should not find a median balance between managing invasive species and native species. It should be open season on invasives with the only "management" being aimed at removing them and reducing their impact to as close to zero as possible. I agree with Pianoman (is hell freezing over? ) and think we should kill them all.
The bass have been here way to many years to still be considering them "invasive species" guys so grow up. Everybody loves bass, theirs nothing wrong with them, yes they eat a few salmon smolt and deserved to be managed scientifically for whats best but completly uncontrolled harvest of the quality fish, which are the breeding fish and the fish that will be effected the worst is such a miserable fail by our fish and game department. Their job is to manage ALL populations of game fish and bass should be included in this. Its their job to find a healthy median between controlling the bass population and helping the salmon and steelhead populations as well.
I will shoot you a PM if I end up going over.
We used to kill the smallies in the 80's below Horn Rapids. Rooster tails. Fun Stuff. Anyone remember the unboat races or am I just too old?
for one, the big bass don't even taste good, and they are all Im concerned about. Just release the bigger fish. We can regulate bass without killing every one we catch!! Bass arnt some evil fish.