Big columbia River Stripped Bass

[buckhorn2]

My neighbor gillnets and they had a Columbia opening he was fishing up by Washugal and caught a 72 pound stripped bass. The fishery officer took it and it is now at Westport having samples taken they said it is only the second one they have recorded in the Columbia they are returning it to him as there is no rcw on keeping strippers as there were none. They said they are an eating machine. There were pictures of it yesterday on facebook and the weight came from the fishery weigh station.

[jackelope]

Huge striper. I've caught a 48# out of the Hudson back east and 72 is just ridiculous.
Where were the pictures on Facebook?

[buckhorn2]

It was on facebook again today the fish cop wanted to give him a ticket for having a fish that was;nt a salmon but all day yesterday they had to give it back because of no rcw on the regulations. He showed me the pictures he had of it and boy it's big. They have them in the Umpqua and coos river in Oregon but did;nt have any records here. I don't know how to move a picture from facebook to here.

[hunt_fish]

It was on facebook again today the fish cop wanted to give him a ticket for having a fish that was;nt a salmon but all day yesterday they had to give it back because of no rcw on the regulations. He showed me the pictures he had of it and boy it's big. They have them in the Umpqua and coos river in Oregon but did;nt have any records here. I don't know how to move a picture from facebook to here.

Pretty crazy, were the ones in the Oregon rivers illegally introduced a couple years ago or something I'm guessing?  Didn't even know that they had any in those rivers.

[WSU]

They can and should give him a ticket.  The WACs say that no commercial fishing is allowed in the colubmia except by emergency rule.  The emergency rule specifies exactly what gear can be used and what can be retained.  I'm willing to bet striper isn't on the list of what can be retained. 

[KopperBuck]

http://nwsportsmanmag.com/headlines/52-pound-striper-caught-in-columbia/

According to the article it was 52#.

[MtnMuley]

They can and should give him a ticket.  The WACs say that no commercial fishing is allowed in the colubmia except by emergency rule.  The emergency rule specifies exactly what gear can be used and what can be retained.  I'm willing to bet striper isn't on the list of what can be retained.

LMFAO!  This comment from a guy who supports the unregulated harvest on bass and walleye on the Columbia, and would argue it benefits to no end?!!  Sure bit yourself in the ass there.

[woodywsu]

 

[Timberstalker]

They can and should give him a ticket.  The WACs say that no commercial fishing is allowed in the colubmia except by emergency rule.  The emergency rule specifies exactly what gear can be used and what can be retained.  I'm willing to bet striper isn't on the list of what can be retained.

LMFAO!  This comment from a guy who supports the unregulated harvest on bass and walleye on the Columbia, and would argue it benefits to no end?!!  Sure bit yourself in the ass there.

This is classic.

[WSU]

No.  Just tired of seeing the commercial guys get very little enforcement effort.  Region 6 management will openly tell you they don't have the man power to do emphasis patrols during commercial openers.  That strikes me as odd since they call enforcement from all over the state for various recreational openers.  I could be wrong, but this seems like just another example of enforcement not taking as hard of a look at the commies.

As far as the bass goes, I'm glad he killed it.  I think bass, walleye, etc. should be allowed as incidental catch to all, commercials and sporties.

[DOUBLELUNG]

He could have been ticketed, but I don't think he should have been ticketed for retaining a fish I love in the Atlantic, but which is a deleterious exotic in the Columbia.

[MtnMuley]

No.  Just tired of seeing the commercial guys get very little enforcement effort.  Region 6 management will openly tell you they don't have the man power to do emphasis patrols during commercial openers.  That strikes me as odd since they call enforcement from all over the state for various recreational openers.  I could be wrong, but this seems like just another example of enforcement not taking as hard of a look at the commies.

As far as the bass goes, I'm glad he killed it.  I think bass, walleye, etc. should be allowed as incidental catch to all, commercials and sporties.

I glad it was kept and killed too!  Think of all the 5lb smallies and 8lb walleye that 52# beast coulda munched! 

[Skillet]

He could have been ticketed, but I don't think he should have been ticketed for retaining a fish I love in the Atlantic, but which is a deleterious exotic in the Columbia.

New big word.  Glad he kept it. 

[HUNTINCOUPLE]

No.  Just tired of seeing the commercial guys get very little enforcement effort.  Region 6 management will openly tell you they don't have the man power to do emphasis patrols during commercial openers.  That strikes me as odd since they call enforcement from all over the state for various recreational openers.  I could be wrong, but this seems like just another example of enforcement not taking as hard of a look at the commies.

As far as the bass goes, I'm glad he killed it.  I think bass, walleye, etc. should be allowed as incidental catch to all, commercials and sporties.

I glad it was kept and killed too!  Think of all the 5lb smallies and 8lb walleye that 52# beast coulda munched! 

[Kola16]

.......there is no rcw on keeping strippers.....

I don't care about spelling, but my goodness