WDFW suspends fishing limits for bass, walleye, channel catfish on Columbia R.

[Reidus]

So starting March 3rd it looks like there's no limits on bass, walleye and channel cats on the Columbia all the way up to Chief Joseph.

[Maverick]

I thought there already wasn't a limit for catfish? Its a shame that we have some of the best walleye fishing and the state has to try to ruin that. Let me guess, to save the salmon and steelhead... If they really cared then theyd open a season pelicans, cormorants and other fish eating birds

[jessie88]

man i wann try fishing the columbia for walleye. but havent the foggiest idea on where to start.

[Maverick]

man i wann try fishing the columbia for walleye. but havent the foggiest idea on where to start.

Just find the big group of boats in one spot this on any weekend this time of year and join in lol

[jessie88]

lol yeah i do the same on potholes but the columbia is huge. live too far just to go hope for finding boats haha

[birddogdad]

they gonna suspend the limit on sea lions too?

[Reidus]

I wish they'd get rid of some sea lions and fish eating birds.

I really don't think lifting the limit on walleye is going to change anything. The population is huge. Walleye are a tough fish to catch and to catch them in the numbers that we do there has to be tons of them. There hasn't been a limit above mcnary and that's where they catch the biggest ones.

[bigtex]

If they really cared then theyd open a season pelicans, cormorants and other fish eating birds

That has to come from the feds. The feds are the ones who say what birds you can shoot.

I think a cormorant season would be feasible, but definitely not pelicans.

[Bullkllr]

WDFW picking the "low hanging fruit" again?

[WSU]

WDFW picking the "low hanging fruit" again?

Or at least what they have control over.

[Bango skank]

WDFW picking the "low hanging fruit" again?

Or at least what they have control over.

They have control over wolves in part of the state and are doing nothing

[NW-GSP]

WDFW picking the "low hanging fruit" again?

Or at least what they have control over.

They have control over wolves in part of the state and are doing nothing

In reality its the king county voters that have control over the wolves.

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[James]

I wish they'd get rid of some sea lions and fish eating birds.

I really don't think lifting the limit on walleye is going to change anything. The population is huge. Walleye are a tough fish to catch and to catch them in the numbers that we do there has to be tons of them. There hasn't been a limit above mcnary and that's where they catch the biggest ones.

The feds are killing fish eating birds at the mouth of the Columbia right now.

http://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/environment/killing-one-species-intended-to-save-another-11000-birds-in-cross-hairs-of-multiyear-program/

[Reidus]

Interesting...... That article wasn't biased at all was it?