I pulled this short gillnet out of some submerged debris on an OP river this weekend.



Probably one of those nets used for capturing broodstock.

This is the second one me or my buddy have pulled/cut-out of submerged debris this fall and both were in places fish could become entangled in them. If there's a bright side to the find it's the fact I can now provide Bucket with a landing net that should minimize his inadequacy as a netter. Just chuck it out upstream, dude.

Passed one going through one of the rapids in the Calawah a few days back. Did not have a chance to grab it ... but onviously not supposed to be that far upstream!!!!!!!!!!

Wonder if I could hit a human's rear end at 100 yards with my bow bow while they tend a net ?? With late-season coming up, I usually have it with me every day ... looks like time for some blunts in the quiver

Hey Bob
If you start to offer blunt to butt drifts can I be your first customer. I doubt the second trip would be as productive. If we had time I could even sneak my sage into my bow case.

I have a feeling no one is going to claim it.

I like the fact that there is no offer ( written, expressed or implied ) to return it

Originally posted by Bob:

"Aintree...........................this here river don't go nowhere near Aintree. Looks like you dun took a wrong turn."---Deliverance

I'm a sucker for the classic's.

P.S. I'd rather see ya put a broadhead in that boys ass!

Belief it or not but an honest and responsible guy like ourself trying to do a good deed can get into serious harassment by the game department, local police, and tribal game.
It happened to a good friend of mine trying to retrieve a lost net from the Duwamish below Boeing. Sirens, lights, and helicopters too.

I almost forgot this was piscatorialpursuits. It was only a mater of time before someone hit me with that bull@#%$ (sorry Bob---Icouldn't help myself).

Iron Head, if you think I didn't know that when pulled that net out of the river you need to take another long pull on your bong.

Sol,
I am glad and feel grateful of your actions.
The biggest B.S. is when the officials looking and going out of their ways to make a nasty scene on responsible people like yourself and my friend.
As for me, I haven't found any nets yet but rest asure that I will be doing the same as you.
Since we're at it, a college buddy of mine went fishing with me on the Snake about 8 years ago. He actually wasn't fishing at all but only my companion. I was the only person doing the fishing and this was his first time ever witnessing someone fishing for steelhead. Well, he got bored so he walked the shore to look for useless stuff. Finally he found a mono line tied to a rock. Being bored out of his mind so he curiously pulled this line in to find a hook with bait. And out of nowhere here comes a gamie and wrote him up for fishing without a license. This B.S. took us to the Colfax court house and ended up paying for the full fine as written. Since this day, this city boy is still a city boy. No matter how hard I tried to pursuad him to go fishing with me, he always reminded me of this stupid incident and refuse every time. Nice huh??

No worries, Iron Head. Just don't give voice to the rightous by being policically sympathetic to the oposition.

The little guy in you're head is always right.

I hooked onto a ten foot chunk of one on the mouth of the hoh. What a bunch of bs just leaving a piece of gill net stuck on a snag right in the middle of the river!!

Som beach, fargin ice holes.