Native out of the water

[RightPlace-RightTime]

This subject is a JOKE.  Until the netting stops we should be able to take one out for a pic.  I guess all washington fish in pics were caught in another state.lol.  I think that pic rocks. Nice fish.  Just post em up and dont annouce when and where.

[Button Nubbs]

Yup, we should all pick and choose what rules to follow.

I see this one getting locked soon...

[TheHunt]

He banked three steelhead three steelhead that weighted over 20 lbs in one day. 

That is pretty amazing..  It was in Washington in the OP.  He said he was not guided in the interview.  So he was not in the native waters...

So that shows you two different rules for two different folks. 

Next time I see the dude that ripped me I am calling him on the carpet. 

[whitey]

Who might you be talking about ripping you. I didnt see anything that was even close to a rip.
Just wondering if my little comment is what your refering to.
 

[carpsniperg2]

There is good discussion here, from both sides. Please keep it civil so there is no reason to lock it and shut another topic down on the same subject.

[huntnphool]

 Wow, that red lettering really messes with my eyes.

 I am with RP-RT, I don't see the harm in taking a quick pic like that and releasing the fish.

 

[pjb3]

There is absolutely nothing wrong with it. It think people take things way to far

[steelhead13]

What the heck just bonk them on the head and take them home if people are going to keep making a big deal about taking them out of the water for a quick pic.  It doesn't hurt the fish to be out of the water for 3 seconds.

[carpsniperg2]

Wow, that red lettering really messes with my eyes.

 I am with RP-RT, I don't see the harm in taking a quick pic like that and releasing the fish.

That happens when you get old  

[Rainstorm Hunter]

I think the reason this rule has been put in place is because of ignorance on the part of some anglers.  Like alot of other things there are a few people who would bank the fish then dig through their backpack find their camera and take alot of time with the fish out of water, these are the people the law is intended for.  If you have your camera ready and just take it out of the water for a few seconds for a picture I dont see any problems with it.  I do not take fish out of the water though as I dont want to get a ticket, as long as you just leave a fin or the mouth touching the water you are legal.

[h20hunter]

I think what gets people fired up is the idea that it is a stupid rule and I get to ignore it. A responsible person can land a fish, get a pic, and turn it loose with very little harm to the fish. Shoot, the pic from the other thread depictrd exactly that. However, when you say it is fine to di when the regs say otherwise people get a little vocal. When one sounds like they believe they get to pick and choose which regs to follow it paints them in an untrue light. I may think the 4pt min or 3 pt min is silly but I cant go out and whack a trophy 2pt mulie. So....from what ive seen in the discussio we all can agree that a fish can be hoisted and photographed quickly. I think we also agree that we cant pick and choose which regs we want to follow. Regardless of opinion, that is the regulation and it should be upheld.

[sled]

I think what gets people fired up is the idea that it is a stupid rule and I get to ignore it. A responsible person can land a fish, get a pic, and turn it loose with very little harm to the fish. Shoot, the pic from the other thread depictrd exactly that. However, when you say it is fine to di when the regs say otherwise people get a little vocal. When one sounds like they believe they get to pick and choose which regs to follow it paints them in an untrue light. I may think the 4pt min or 3 pt min is silly but I cant go out and whack a trophy 2pt mulie. So....from what ive seen in the discussio we all can agree that a fish can be hoisted and photographed quickly. I think we also agree that we cant pick and choose which regs we want to follow. Regardless of opinion, that is the regulation and it should be upheld.

  well put!

[h2ofowlr]

The regs will be great in another 5-10 years.  WDFW will be ran by conservation group loyalist, the tribes or DNR.  The regs will be a 100 page book that is so wordy you will need legal to interpret it. 

[huntnphool]

Wow, that red lettering really messes with my eyes.

 I am with RP-RT, I don't see the harm in taking a quick pic like that and releasing the fish.

That happens when you get old  

[nanum]

 Re: Native out of the water
« Reply #23 on: Today at 12:40:57 PM »Whats native about them anymore. It's part of the 80%+ that get released from a hatchery unclipped.  I could be fishing next to a Native and he would thump it on the head.  I would have to baby it, keep it in the water and release it.  Just saying!  When the next law is passed due to some elbow rubbing, envelope with cash or donations sent to your charitable organization.  Some science, more political.  Local anglers wont stand up to the commercial guys or indians, so it won't get better.  Just saying.  Logged


I wonder if more like 80% of the nats at some point have been mixed with a hatchery fish? What happens to the hatchery fish that do not make it into the hatchery? My thoughts are that they have to spawn and the most logical fish to spawn with is a native or another hatchery and the offspring come back as native fish. I have caught alot of nats around hatcheries that sure had the same look as the hatchery fish that I had just caught.
 My personal thought is that the majority of all native fish at some point has been contaminated by a hathery. If alot of people have their way all rivers will get rid of hatcheries and go back to native runs.