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beautiful fish there chsngstlhd.. would that have killed the fish if you took it about four more inches out of the water though
The debate here doesnt seem to be whether it is going to kill the fish by lifting it an extra 4"......the point most people are making is that there are laws in place....some choose to follow those laws......some choose to break those laws.....like them or not they are LAWS! As said before.....it only takes a few to ruin it for many........it isn't limited to fishing.....look at orv riding areas getting shut down or shooting areas.....a few bad seeds ruin it for those of us that take care of the areas we use! If you choose to break the law no matter how major (murder) or minor (lifting a native steelhead out of the water or speeding) you run the risk of getting caught. When you choose to speed when driving you are choosing to risk having to pay a ticket.....same choice when you break ANY law. Maybe those that disagree with the law to the point that they are willing to break it should fight the system to get the law changed It is possible to get a good picture while keeping the fish in the water......Here is a couple of bad cell phone pics of better hard copies....The larger fish is one that was photographed in the water and released....The picture of the smaller fish was taken in the water for effect and the fish was kept and it was legal to do so as a hatchery fish. (for those who would flame me for using a net on a native)Both good pics in my opinion.
many, many , many years ago the steelhead trout was not commercialized there was an abundance of fish .So many infact it seemed it would always be that way. The limits were generous 3 fish a day hatcherey steelhead were unheard of. With the likes of Bob Heirman,Bob Bessic,Forest Herr,Emmett Anderson,John Fenton,Earl Averill and Louie Corti it was never who caught the most but who caught the biggest.You see back then you could natives out of the water take them home show them off and you were congratulated on such a tremendous catch, not ridiculed and bashed and treated like a crimnal for such an act. Of course the winter season here ran til march 31,if they we're not such big fish hogs there might be a few more today ,its the logging ,and other enviromental issues that started the decline then the nets in the rivers it was like returning to the old west.There would be guns drawn fist fights ,vandalism.All over the steelhead trout that would go to sea and return every 2 years ,or 3 and go back again..Soon there were hatcherey's popping up the dreaded farmed steelhead was now invented and at times contamenting the native runs.Now the native steelhead had no where to turn its mere exsistance was doomed.. I started winter steelheading 1975, on the pilchuck river ,and at reiter ponds later i treid summer run and fell in love with that head over heels fished the S.FStilly above granite 5 to 7 fish days were common hardly any pressure ,even when there was half the guys didnt know what they doing , another favorite was canyon creek. Now there are no fish whatever is left is so strictly regulated that it not even worth togo for me anymore .The glory days it was great to have 2 or 3 big NATES on thew beach.The nets have raped whatever was left from the poor logging practices the drifts and nice hole's are all filled in now nothing is left just the gentlle noise of the river flowing through what once was a true steelhead shang gri la.
Quote from: jeepguy on March 07, 2012, 08:02:59 PMmany, many , many years ago the steelhead trout was not commercialized there was an abundance of fish .So many infact it seemed it would always be that way. The limits were generous 3 fish a day hatcherey steelhead were unheard of. With the likes of Bob Heirman,Bob Bessic,Forest Herr,Emmett Anderson,John Fenton,Earl Averill and Louie Corti it was never who caught the most but who caught the biggest.You see back then you could natives out of the water take them home show them off and you were congratulated on such a tremendous catch, not ridiculed and bashed and treated like a crimnal for such an act. Of course the winter season here ran til march 31,if they we're not such big fish hogs there might be a few more today ,its the logging ,and other enviromental issues that started the decline then the nets in the rivers it was like returning to the old west.There would be guns drawn fist fights ,vandalism.All over the steelhead trout that would go to sea and return every 2 years ,or 3 and go back again..Soon there were hatcherey's popping up the dreaded farmed steelhead was now invented and at times contamenting the native runs.Now the native steelhead had no where to turn its mere exsistance was doomed.. I started winter steelheading 1975, on the pilchuck river ,and at reiter ponds later i treid summer run and fell in love with that head over heels fished the S.FStilly above granite 5 to 7 fish days were common hardly any pressure ,even when there was half the guys didnt know what they doing , another favorite was canyon creek. Now there are no fish whatever is left is so strictly regulated that it not even worth togo for me anymore .The glory days it was great to have 2 or 3 big NATES on thew beach.The nets have raped whatever was left from the poor logging practices the drifts and nice hole's are all filled in now nothing is left just the gentlle noise of the river flowing through what once was a true steelhead shang gri la.You're missing the biggest factor, dams. Just thought you should know,since you're so educated. The nets, logging, mismanagement, poor handling, genetic saturation by hatcheries fish, pollution, human expansion into pristine creeks, along with tons of other factors play their roll. The dams, by far, are the worst offender when it comes to the plight of the Steelhead.
