The Guy Made $84K fishing in 5 months

[Skillet]

Not a recent list, but you get the idea...

[Boss .300 winmag]

Not a recent list, but you get the idea...

No I don’t. 

Eastern European, or south of the border types?

[Dan-o]

I'll take "Non-Hispanic surnames for $1,000 please, Alex."

[snake]

Do you think any of these guys run trot lines or jug lines? Illegally

[Skillet]

Years ago, mid-2000's if I recall correctly, a guy got caught catching squawfish out of season and storing them in a big net pen he had suspended in a boathouse on the river.  Another team got caught catching fish in a non-bounty area and transporting them to a pay station.

I'm sure there have been other cheaters. Some of them have been caught.   And some haven't.

[quadrafire]

Those the same guys fishing Lenore and Banks? 

[WAcoueshunter]

Another team got caught catching fish in a non-bounty area and transporting them to a pay station.

Presumably every so many fish in the bounty area should have a tag, correct?  If so, interesting that several of them went 2500+ fish with no tags, while the one guy gets a tag every 250 fish or so. 

[HornHoarder]

It's a ton of fun, but from experience, no easy money. I've spent the last 6-7 summers learning the ropes, and haven't come anywhere close to those numbers. About 9k was my best year.

Those anglers that make the top 20 list have years of experience, and put in extreme effort and time.

How much time do you think you spent fishing for them?

I probably average 50-60 fishing days each year. I also try to focus on peak fishing times, like around the spawning time.

[WA hunter14]

Not a recent list, but you get the idea...

No I don’t. 

Eastern European, or south of the border types?

Russians I think

[PolarBear]

Looks like the same last name as some of those Russians that were caught gill netting Banks Lake a few years back. 

[Skyvalhunter]

Oh don't get me started on that!!

[Knocker of rocks]

Looks like the same last name as some of those Russians that were caught gill netting Banks Lake a few years back. 

Nope

http://nwsportsmanmag.com/4-men-found-guilty-illegally-gillnetting-banks-lake/

[ribka]

Looks like the same last name as some of those Russians that were caught gill netting Banks Lake a few years back. 

Nope

http://nwsportsmanmag.com/4-men-found-guilty-illegally-gillnetting-banks-lake/

Look like Ukrainian or Russian names to me?

[Ridgeratt]

This ring a bell with anyone?

http://hunting-washington.com/smf/index.php/topic,138185.msg1875134.html#msg1875134

[Knocker of rocks]

Looks like the same last name as some of those Russians that were caught gill netting Banks Lake a few years back. 

Nope

http://nwsportsmanmag.com/4-men-found-guilty-illegally-gillnetting-banks-lake/

Look like Ukrainian or Russian names to me?

Yes, but not same name.  Just like Smith is different than Jones