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Other Activities => Fishing => Topic started by: Blacklab on October 08, 2019, 04:47:44 PM

Title: Woo hoo! Update
Post by: Blacklab on October 08, 2019, 04:47:44 PM: The government closes down the main stem Columbia river sports fishing due to the lack of salmon and steelhead returns. Yet starting tomorrow October 9 they’re letting the kill nets in for four nights, hows that work. Oh yeah I forgot back door back slapping and money hungry politicians. :twocents: :bash: :bash: :bash: :bash:

Found out the googerment changed their mine. They’ll be be no netting at this time on the columbia river.
Title: Re: Woo hoo!
Post by: gaddy on October 08, 2019, 04:54:39 PM: Is this just for commercial ? I went down to Mosier a couple of weekends ago and saw floats (assuming nets) every where, evenly spaced and covering a wide path. Surprised anything could make it past if indeed they were nets.
Title: Re: Woo hoo!
Post by: Trapper John on October 08, 2019, 05:11:11 PM: Quote from: gaddy on October 08, 2019, 04:54:39 PM
Is this just for commercial ? I went down to Mosier a couple of weekends ago and saw floats (assuming nets) every where, evenly spaced and covering a wide path. Surprised anything could make it past if indeed they were nets.

Oh I would put money on them being nets and "NO FISH" make it through.
Same up here in the Snohomish river and Everett area.
Title: Re: Woo hoo!
Post by: Blacklab on October 08, 2019, 06:50:16 PM: Yeah just commercial. Which were supposed to be off main stem 2-3yrs ago. I guess contracts and laws don’t apply. 🤬🤬🤬
Title: Re: Woo hoo!
Post by: elkoholic on October 09, 2019, 08:30:24 AM: I saw boats netting just west of Longview on Monday the 7th...
Title: Re: Woo hoo!
Post by: The Marquis on October 09, 2019, 10:13:14 AM: At this point the numbers aren't big enough to really make a sizeable dent over 4 days. The bulk of the fish are quite a ways upriver now.
Title: Re: Woo hoo!
Post by: Blacklab on October 11, 2019, 11:59:51 AM: That might be true. The fact that their on the main stem is the issue. We can’t pretend to want to protect a wild endangered fish. Then let these non selective grim reaper nets destroy everything they touch. Our salmon and steelhead endorsements were intended to replace the non selective gear. Frustrating :twocents:
Title: Re: Woo hoo!
Post by: Platensek-po on October 11, 2019, 12:03:41 PM: I would guess that they have met their escapement goals and therefore opened the fishery. :dunno:
Title: Re: Woo hoo!
Post by: 2MANY on October 11, 2019, 12:04:42 PM: Our fisheries management is a joke.

Paper fish can't swim!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Title: Re: Woo hoo!
Post by: Stein on October 11, 2019, 12:14:36 PM: Quote from: Platensek-po on October 11, 2019, 12:03:41 PM
I would guess that they have met their escapement goals and therefore opened the fishery. :dunno:

Don't assume that. They did the same thing in MA7 this year, not enough fish so we are shut out the entire month of August - except they allowed nets on several occasions.

The commercial fleet is organized and funds lobbying, something we haven't figured out how to do yet. It's pretty blatant, in the Big C, the predictions are still not great in the last few years but they threw nets back in and allowed barbed. I fail to see how that isn't just a small handout to the sportsmen so they won't complain too much about the nets. Neither action seems warranted on predicted or actual runs.
Title: Re: Woo hoo!
Post by: Blacklab on October 11, 2019, 04:35:23 PM: Talk about hand outs. I see what your saying Stein. I just wouldn’t call them hand outs. More like a kick to the berries. 😱😱😱😱😉🥃🇺🇸
Title: Re: Woo hoo!
Post by: sagerat on October 11, 2019, 06:36:05 PM: What a joke
Title: Re: Woo hoo! Update
Post by: Blacklab on October 12, 2019, 03:40:53 PM: Grim reaper nets are cancelled at this time. Subject to change without notice. 👍👍👍👍😉🇺🇸🥃