Gill Nets in the Stilly?

[Kola16]

 I saw a tribal gill net being set in the lower Stillaguamish River (Hat Slough).




Did you see this?

[autopilot70]

There was one just below the I-5 bridge today.

[coyotemadness]

Its all about the roe

[sharpeshooter]

I know a hay bail can find where those nets are.

[7mmfan]

They net pinks for the same reason they net chums, roe. The Japanese pay top dollar for salmon roe and humpy and chum eggs are the most abundant sources. That is why you will find those mountains of fish on the side of the river. They bring in the nets, strip the eggs out of the hens, and then throw everything into a big pile to rot. awesome...

[singleshot12]

that's very disturbing!  I saw two boats settings nets this morning near the mouth 

[birdmanwa]

They net pinks for the same reason they net chums, roe. The Japanese pay top dollar for salmon roe and humpy and chum eggs are the most abundant sources. That is why you will find those mountains of fish on the side of the river. They bring in the nets, strip the eggs out of the hens, and then throw everything into a big pile to rot. awesome...

Talk about a complete waste of  a resource, we can't even fish the  river for getting a dinner for our  family for another  week and they damn Indians are netting the river just for the eggs. Makes me sick, and  the best part is that we can't do anything about it, but don't worry we will keep making more salmon habitat to help the salmon smolt. In other words we will keep wasting our money so  the Indians can kill and waste more fish every year

[Kola16]

 Makes me sick, and  the best part is that we can't do anything about it, [/quote]

Can't we 

[Button Nubbs]

To all of those who say "just throw a hay bail down the river" where do you think those nets go?! Have you ever seen a ghost net choked with fish in the river? I have and it sucks. I don't agree with tribal netting like most of the rest of you but I'd rather see those fish that are caught be put to use rather than get caught in a ghost net and go to waste.

[Kola16]

I never said anything about hay bails  . Don't take me so seriously either. It was a joke.

[sharpeshooter]

Ya the hay bails was a joke. Ill just run straight through the nets.

[Button Nubbs]

Kola,

The only joke I saw on this thread was when you tried to convince us you were trying to CNR for steelhead. Yea, ummmhmmm sure...

[HOYT6.0]

I just fish right below them.  Pretty good fishing sometimes right below the nets...

[singleshot12]

They net pinks for the same reason they net chums, roe. The Japanese pay top dollar for salmon roe and humpy and chum eggs are the most abundant sources. That is why you will find those mountains of fish on the side of the river. They bring in the nets, strip the eggs out of the hens, and then throw everything into a big pile to rot. awesome...

Talk about a complete waste of  a resource, we can't even fish the  river for getting a dinner for our  family for another  week and they damn Indians are netting the river just for the eggs. Makes me sick, and  the best part is that we can't do anything about it, but don't worry we will keep making more salmon habitat to help the salmon smolt. In other words we will keep wasting our money so  the Indians can kill and waste more fish every year

How can this be aloud??  It was only just a few years ago we had record runs of chums on the Skagit and Stilly. Then the roe market became popular and within 2 years the chum were almost wiped out, and now we can't fish for them. Are the humpies next? For God's sakes what's the world coming to is this sort of horrific practice continues?

[longknife]

To all of those who say "just throw a hay bail down the river" where do you think those nets go?! Have you ever seen a ghost net choked with fish in the river? I have and it sucks. I don't agree with tribal netting like most of the rest of you but I'd rather see those fish that are caught be put to use rather than get caught in a ghost net and go to waste.

Where is a mountain of fish on a river bank not a waste?? Its no more diffrent than a big log floating down stream, catching, and making your "ghost net". 
Dont think they should be there at all.