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The reason for no limit on smallies on the Yakima River is because it is the ONLY place in the state of Washington that they have found the smallies are predators of the salmon smolt. They are not sure why it is only there, but this is directly from the warm water guy.FYI
Quote from: Panic Minnow on April 15, 2010, 05:11:26 PMThe reason for no limit on smallies on the Yakima River is because it is the ONLY place in the state of Washington that they have found the smallies are predators of the salmon smolt. They are not sure why it is only there, but this is directly from the warm water guy.FYIThat is not true. Smallies affect smolt throughout the whole river system.
I don't keep bass but I know that keeping a few for dinner isn't hurting anything in my area.
A lot of the fish in our reservoirs over here are released 20-60 miles from where they were caught.