Snagging Coho

[Alchase]

Seems a common theme, the bridge at the Cosmos end of Riffe Lake, the bridge by Seabeck, cedar River etc…..

When you see people throwing treble hooked Buzzbombs etc…
Or letting them sit on the bottom unto the see a school swimming by, or flossing.
 It is all snagging!

[spin05]

Seems a common theme, the bridge at the Cosmos end of Riffe Lake, the bridge by Seabeck, cedar River etc…..

When you see people throwing treble hooked Buzzbombs etc…
Or letting them sit on the bottom unto the see a school swimming by, or flossing.
 It is all snagging!

hahaha  Fishing with a treble hooked buzz bomb is now snagging? LOL.   Caught many pinks and other salmon using a buzz bomb.

[Flaming Antler Outdoors]

Go watch the zoo at Quilicene river.  Just make sure you move over when the tribe walks up the center of the river with dip nets.  You could lose your treble just like that. 

[Stein]

Where I used to live, black corkies would sell out every fall.  They had salmon fishing down to a refined science.

[HntnFsh]

Go watch the zoo at Quilicene river.  Just make sure you move over when the tribe walks up the center of the river with dip nets.  You could lose your treble just like that.

Funny. I've seen that show!

[mcrawfordaf]

Where I used to live, black corkies would sell out every fall.  They had salmon fishing down to a refined science.

Corkies was how they snagged em growing up on the coast of Oregon. Had fish and game in damn near full ghillie suits on the banks of creeks to catch folks.

[MeepDog]

According to those rules, flossing isn't illegal since they're hooked in the head or mouth. 

[Alchase]

Seems a common theme, the bridge at the Cosmos end of Riffe Lake, the bridge by Seabeck, cedar River etc…..

When you see people throwing treble hooked Buzzbombs etc…
Or letting them sit on the bottom unto the see a school swimming by, or flossing.
 It is all snagging!

hahaha  Fishing with a treble hooked buzz bomb is now snagging? LOL.   Caught many pinks and other salmon using a buzz bomb.

I should have quantified a treble hooked Buzz bomb while ripping it. 

[spin05]

Seems a common theme, the bridge at the Cosmos end of Riffe Lake, the bridge by Seabeck, cedar River etc…..

When you see people throwing treble hooked Buzzbombs etc…
Or letting them sit on the bottom unto the see a school swimming by, or flossing.
 It is all snagging!

hahaha  Fishing with a treble hooked buzz bomb is now snagging? LOL.   Caught many pinks and other salmon using a buzz bomb.

I should have quantified a treble hooked Buzz bomb while ripping it. 

Problem is thats kinda how ya fish a buzz bomb.  it is a jig after all.  but yea a full blown ripping it back would be a good indicator of a potential to try snagging em

[GASoline71]

Buzzbomb for salmon in the salt you have to have a single barbless hook.  Never used one in fresh water so... 

Gary

[GWP]

What I saw on the Boardwalk is they would wait until they saw a school, get ahead of them, and cast just barely beyond then yank into the school when they come by. A lot of casting and then a yank or two like ‘setting the hook’, move repeat.
They are actually setting the hook, just not in the mouth, which, according to some, I guess is Ok. Certain that view would change if WDFW was standing next to them.
Arguing semantics of ‘snagging’ in the ‘General Rules’, which contain both Fresh and Salt references, is working hard to justify being able to do it.
Easy peasy to find out. Send WDFW a note and ask! Maybe I will. After all, if it is legal, I will do it too! Weeeeeeeee!
If it is NOT legal, and a person chooses to do it anyway, might as well use a few big barbed weighted treble’s. It would be better to make sure they can’t get away at least.

[Stein]

Snagging is much different in salt and the rivers.  In salt, you are trolling and the fish swipes at your stuff which is flying around and every once in a blue moon they get hooked somewhere else.  In my experience, it's incredibly rare.

River snagging is different because you have them in a confined place not moving much and some chose to actively snag them.  I don't know of a similar situation in the salt, maybe it does exist.  I'm sure if you are jigging some fish do get foul hooked on occasion, but going out in Puget Sound and attempting to snag a salmon isn't something that is an issue. 

In the WAC's, there is an anti-snagging rule that specifically excludes trolling (salt or fresh).  The anti-snagging rule went in the regs in 2009 I think and is clearly designed to address river snagging of salmon and steelhead by adjusting the gear regulations to make it harder to do.  It applies to people fishing for salmon & steelhead from the bank.

[MADMAX]

Jeez
Just say no

Are you that hungry ?

[Bullkllr]

From a fair-chase standpoint it's a bad look for sure.

Not saying I support those actions, but those are dead-end fish. The only reason they are there is to be caught. They will mill around the boat basin until they are caught, eaten by all the sea lions, or rot away and die. And salmon are still classified as a food fish. Common methods of harvest: gillnets, seines, fish wheels, trolling gear, etc. are probably considerably less sporting. In AK they let the snaggers at 'em in the salt.

That said, if the rules are the rules, I wish there was some effort at enforcement, otherwise it's bad precedent and a bad example for all fishers. They absolutely are aware of it, and if they are intentionally turning a blind-eye I wish they would just change the regs.

[GWP]

Jeez
Just say no

Are you that hungry ?

Well, if it IS legal, why NOT snag them? Fill the freezer. Free fish once you buy the license. Same with crab and clams. Once you have the license, go for what is legal. No reason not to.
If it is a 'personal choice' to NOT fish them, fine, but do NOT put your restrictions on me. IF it is legal. IF it is legal. IF it is legal.
I have heard people say 'throw back all female surf perch'. Well, Ok.
Regs allow both male and female to be caught, so I guess WDFW figures the numbers are good enough to allow both to be kept. I have 'generally' tossed back female's unless they are bleeding out.
Hope I have not offended any by assigning gender to any fish that identify as 'other'.