Area 9 kings

[WAPatriot]

Who's else is fishing mid channel?

[Crunchy]

Ive been chasing them down in area 11.  Bite has been hit and miss.  My biggest so far is around 12 pounds.  Hoping to get into some big ones soon.

[SpringerFan]

Having some service done on the boat and adding a radar. Hope to get out this weekend in area 9.

[7mmfan]

I hope the guys that are fishing mid-channel and releasing wild fish realize that they are pre-emptively hitting our quota of "wild contacts" before the catch and kill season is even open. This will only shorten our already limited opportunity to keep some Puget Sound Kings this year.

I don't blame anyone for wanting to get out and fish, its driving me nuts too. Just have to look at the big picture for minute.

[MADMAX]

worst thing is the ramps will be a zoo

[WAPatriot]

I hope the guys that are fishing mid-channel and releasing wild fish realize that they are pre-emptively hitting our quota of "wild contacts" before the catch and kill season is even open. This will only shorten our already limited opportunity to keep some Puget Sound Kings this year.

I don't blame anyone for wanting to get out and fish, its driving me nuts too. Just have to look at the big picture for minute.

Oh I know about the formula. Coho impacts could shut down the fishery faster than wild Kings but regardless if anyone asks the only bites I have are ones that yield fish in the cooler. Never tell the fish checkers when you have to release a fish.

[WAPatriot]

worst thing is the ramps will be a zoo

Gotta be on the water at 330

[7mmfan]

I hope the guys that are fishing mid-channel and releasing wild fish realize that they are pre-emptively hitting our quota of "wild contacts" before the catch and kill season is even open. This will only shorten our already limited opportunity to keep some Puget Sound Kings this year.

I don't blame anyone for wanting to get out and fish, its driving me nuts too. Just have to look at the big picture for minute.

Oh I know about the formula. Coho impacts could shut down the fishery faster than wild Kings but regardless if anyone asks the only bites I have are ones that yield fish in the cooler. Never tell the fish checkers when you have to release a fish.

   A lot of people are ignorant of that fact. Glad some of us are paying attention.

[fisheral87]

Undermining the control system through mis-information is going to have a greater impact on the fishery and reduce the sustainability of the runs.

Burning that 50% at both ends...

Al

[WAPatriot]

We need to get the nets out of the rivers. That has an exponentially larger impact than sportsman

[jackmaster]

Undermining the control system through mis-information is going to have a greater impact on the fishery and reduce the sustainability of the runs.

Burning that 50% at both ends...

Al

aint no mis info about it, it's the only way  non natives have a chance in hell fishing a little longer, kinda sucks to pay to play and not get to even get off the bench!!

[NRA4LIFE]

Better get out there Saturday.  Might be over by the end of the day.  With no coho season, everybody and their brother will be out there.  And if the catching was as easy as last year, might be over by noon.

[fisheral87]

We need to get the nets out of the rivers. That has an exponentially larger impact than sportsman

Agreed, but that doesn't excuse misinforming the management of the resource.

aint no mis info about it, it's the only way  non natives have a chance in hell fishing a little longer, kinda sucks to pay to play and not get to even get off the bench!!

The unfairness argument is flawed. This is a equality issue and yes the difference in these terms matters a great deal. Sportsman should be rallying around an equality narrative rather than having King 5 publish some hack piece on how "Unfair" it is to close the Skagit because well the Native Americans got to fish and we didn't. Drivel!

Fair has got nothing to do with it.

Al

[fisheral87]

Please go listen to the Conservation Matters Podcast with Shane Mahoney.

The "Idealism Moves the World" was inspiring although he does jump around some, in my opinion the points he makes are very relevant to this issue.

Al

[jackmaster]

I just hope the season doesn't shut down before next weekend!! Won't be long and winter black mouth is all we will have..