Guides in trouble

[buckhorn2]

When we were at cathlamet on wensday we saw wdf officers all over a boat and I just read on the fishing wa site where they confiscated two guide boats there. The guide evedently did;nt have the guide license and you have to have a six man charter license to guide below in the columbia. The department booked a trip with him and when they caught a native salmon he suggested they flay it and hide it anyway the rumer is they took the boat and the truck. It sounded like they had been watching this guy for a while.

[jackelope]

http://www.gamefishin.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=21614&st=0&sk=t&sd=a&start=25

[saylean]

Good.

[Snowman]

Good... Get the bad guys out as it gives a bad name to the more reputable guides. Also goes to show that you need to check these things out when booking with a guide. There's a lot of unlicensed fishing guides out there.

[carpsniperg2]

good, glad to see them slapping some of the bad ones around.

[bowtech721]

I wonder how stupid that guy must have been to think that he would be able to get away with that for very long... well either way at least hes not any more

[Ranger91298]

So this might be a stupid question, but what do they do with the vehicles/weapons that they seize from these violations?

[carpsniperg2]

it depends sometimes when it is somthing really bad the forefit there rig and they auction them off other times once all fines are paid you can get it back. now in this case with a wild fish i think it might be bye bye to the boat

[whacker1]

auction is similar to the stolen and recovered vehicle auto auctions. 

[Sumpnneedskillin]

Sometimes the agency keeps them to assist with UC operations.

[buckhorn2]

Sounds like the one guy got a 15000.oo dollar fine and the judge can take the car boat trailer and fishing gear if he decides to.

[MuleySniper]

Good. Weed out some dead wood.
MS

[Huntbear]

Best news of the day!  Way to go enforcement! 

To the moron wanna be guide.  You deserve all of it and more.

[cohoho]

Best news of the day!  Way to go enforcement! 

To the moron wanna be guide.  You deserve all of it and more.

 

[LittleJohn]

I was fishing the Cowlitz last week and got accused of being a guide. I had my uncle and 2 friends from work with me. I saw the Officer at the launch when we came up river to take out. He approached my friend, who was getting the truck and asked him how the guided trip was. He then asked my uncle and other friend how there guided trip was. They all had the same answer, "just some friends out fishing for fun". I told him "I'm not a guide" and his response was "I didn't ask you if you were a guide" . I told him I could hear him asking my friends and I was just letting him know. He was very short with us and seemed annoyed for no reason. Not a good experience at all.

[fishcrazy]

I was fishing the Cowlitz last week and got accused of being a guide. I had my uncle and 2 friends from work with me. I saw the Officer at the launch when we came up river to take out. He approached my friend, who was getting the truck and asked him how the guided trip was. He then asked my uncle and other friend how there guided trip was. They all had the same answer, "just some friends out fishing for fun". I told him "I'm not a guide" and his response was "I didn't ask you if you were a guide" . I told him I could hear him asking my friends and I was just letting him know. He was very short with us and seemed annoyed for no reason. Not a good experience at all.

I get that from other guys on the river who see me out all the time. Every time they see me I have different people with me. They all give me a bad time about guideing with no liscence. I just enjoy takeing people out that is all. I don't except anymore than gas money.

Glad to see them cracking down on the guys who are guideing without the liscence though. It really don't cost much.