Now this shows how the Bear Runs Through the Buckwheat !

“ If anyone gets a ticket for being too close to a SRK whale, please contact me for consultation prior to going to court. One beer, and I'll get you off the hook. (Pardon the pun) “

Sounds like a great opportunity for a sweet new money generator to help with your retirement and play plans ! Like the dudes getting folks outta timeshare scams ! We just need a new Business name for this effort. Tug’s Orca Advisory Servise ?

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Sounds like a great business model. I can think of at least a couple more retirees from the Enforcement Arm who would probably sign on to help. Maybe even a few non-enforcement with rules experience.

Heard over 400 steelhead were netted by the tribe last week on the Chehalis. We have to use 1 single barbless hook and no bait.
Here is their schedule through the end of February. https://wdfw.wa.gov/fishing/tribal/net-schedules#south-coast

I was told by a guy who checks the fishers as they come in.. He said the fish cops were out and about and there was alot of bait being used and cent plus barbed hook.. He said that wdfw was going to talk about it and see if they r going to keep it open..

I don't get it? You really don't have to use bait to catch. We are our own worst enemy. If it does close because of excessive criminal angler behavior, it should close for the tribe also.

If the criminal behavior is on the rec side, why should the net fishery close unless there is either an overall conservation concern or they are also fishing outside their rules?

Because if the situation was vice versa, and the tribe closed it for themselves, we would be forced off also. We all know who is in control.

How about enforcement does their job and issues citations? Not everyone is breaking the rules.

1/18/2024



This posting is only about the Wynoochee River........

It's crazy to me to take a river that gets a steelhead winter run plant of 170,000 plus 2 years of any returning fish that weren't removed from the "trap" and trucked above the Dam, that should be returning this year.

QIN net fishers are doing good in their net fishing BUT OUR WDFW personnel decide to "tie the hands tie sports fishers", with a bait, no scent, ban!!!!!!

Duh, why????? Any fish that gets by the QIN nets and the few that are getting caught by restricted gear, are just going to be trucked about the dam.......to die!!!! There is no way for any adult steelhead and probably no smolt to get pass the dam. Duh, waste of money.......

Reduce the winter run plants, and put more $$$$$$ into summer run steelhead plants......better eating fish anyway!!!!!!

New novel idea......Every time there is a "hand tie restriction" on the sports side...do the same on the Gill/set net side, make them give up 1. cork line or 2. lead line or 3. net......see how they like it......lol

1/18/2024



This posting is only about the Wynoochee River........

It's crazy to me to take a river that gets a steelhead winter run plant of 170,000 plus 2 years of any returning fish that weren't removed from the "trap" and trucked above the Dam, that should be returning this year.

QIN net fishers are doing good in their net fishing BUT OUR WDFW personnel decide to "tie the hands tie sports fishers", with a bait, no scent, ban!!!!!!

Duh, why????? Any fish that gets by the QIN nets and the few that are getting caught by restricted gear, are just going to be trucked about the dam.......to die!!!! There is no way for any adult steelhead and probably no smolt to get pass the dam. Duh, waste of money.......

Reduce the winter run plants, and put more $$$$$$ into summer run steelhead plants......better eating fish anyway!!!!!!

New novel idea......Every time there is a "hand tie restriction" on the sports side...do the same on the Gill/set net side, make them give up 1. cork line or 2. lead line or 3. net......see how they like it......lol