Aaron
4/25/2012 1:22:00 PMYou forgot to add the "when fishing with bait" part of the reg. When NOT using bait you can catch and release as many fish as you want.
csheltoncat
4/25/2012 3:04:00 PMWhen folks say "their stomachs are full of worms" can you clarify if this means bait-worms or parasite-worms? I am not sure.
fishtremble
4/25/2012 3:31:00 PMMost certainly have parasite worms in the gut cavity, but not in the muscle. The fish are fine to eat. It is just a little gross when you are cleaning them. The worms are not moving around, when I have cleaned the fish. There is usually a big mass of thin, long white worms in the gut cavity.
bigmikej62
4/25/2012 5:14:00 PMAll of your comments are correct, when fishing with lures or flies you may release fish until retain a limit. The worms are parasitic and per WDFW, are safe to eat. If you are going to fish with lures or flies release all the fish you want. This means you can't use scent on the lure because once you do it is considered bait. When I was fishing not all the people seemed to know the regulations as well as those of you posting. Thanks for posting the clarifications.