goodtimesfishing
11/3/2015 11:28:00 AMWe all know of these types of fisheries(snaggers) and yet you almost never see enforcement! If enforcement would show up in these spots more then once or twice a season maybe there would not be so many of the snaggers. And by show up I mean do there job writing LOTS of tickets, god knows there are lots of violations. Don't you hate when you remind someone they can't keep fish because it was foul hooked and the persons response is "I have never seen a game warden down here". By the way that cop is not there to enforce the regs but to protect the people that remind the losers of the regs!
Anonymous
11/3/2015 1:19:00 PMSnagging isn't the biggest crime happening there. Eating nasty pale meat Chum is the real crime. Gross, and don't tell me they will be great in the smoker. Bad fish makes bad smoked fish.
Ian Horning
11/3/2015 3:26:00 PMFishing rules are in place to protect the fish themselves. Taking home illegal fish is still a crime. The ethics behind it is another issue. What I'm saying is that people are poaching the fish and nobody is there to stop it. Someone could drop a net and take ten chums and the response would be "yeah, that happened" lol. There is an anti-snagging rule in place, but that stops nobody.
cogitator
11/4/2015 4:50:00 AMIan,
I agree with your comments in principle, but you have to pick your battles. This area (Whatcom and Skagit) has only one freshwater officer. Do you really want him to spend his day watching for sniggers at the wall?
The Bellingham police have agreed to lend a hand, but here again do you want them to spend their day watching for sniggers.
We all know that 99% of the people there intend to snag, but unless they actually get caught keeping a snagged fish it would be very difficult to convict them.
The answer to this problem is to elect a legislature that is pro-fishing. The funding for the things that I care about keeps getting cut and cut and cut. While subsidies for the fat cat corporations keeps getting raised and raised.
That's my rant for today.
Good luck to you kid.
Keep your tip up and lit him run!
I agree with your comments in principle, but you have to pick your battles. This area (Whatcom and Skagit) has only one freshwater officer. Do you really want him to spend his day watching for sniggers at the wall?
The Bellingham police have agreed to lend a hand, but here again do you want them to spend their day watching for sniggers.
We all know that 99% of the people there intend to snag, but unless they actually get caught keeping a snagged fish it would be very difficult to convict them.
The answer to this problem is to elect a legislature that is pro-fishing. The funding for the things that I care about keeps getting cut and cut and cut. While subsidies for the fat cat corporations keeps getting raised and raised.
That's my rant for today.
Good luck to you kid.
Keep your tip up and lit him run!
rseas
11/4/2015 6:12:00 AMPredator 1; Fred's and I believe Haggen's recently had "keta" (chum) on sale. We have caught, bled and kept cold many chums over the years and they were acceptable table fare. They also can or process very well. Point is, chum are a healthy source of protein and in certain cultures are considered a treat.
I will agree that many of the fish at the wall are boots but to each their own. There are chromers available and the regulations alow the angler to drop unwanted fish directly in the tube to the holding pond. We have legally caught many bright chums both in the salt and in fresh water and have never had one that was not edible. Table fair or not, they are fun to catch!
I will agree that many of the fish at the wall are boots but to each their own. There are chromers available and the regulations alow the angler to drop unwanted fish directly in the tube to the holding pond. We have legally caught many bright chums both in the salt and in fresh water and have never had one that was not edible. Table fair or not, they are fun to catch!
rseas
11/4/2015 8:44:00 AMLOL! But then I'm weird, I absolutly love to fish for steelhead but don't like the way they taste...
Anonymous
11/4/2015 11:33:00 AMCertain Chums are good. However Whatcom Creek Chums aren't going anywhere. They have no is no fat content. Pale meat and dry. I ate plenty of Yukon River Chum this Summer, killer Fish! As far as catching Chums you're right, they are strong fish. And you are correct about handling, Bleed and ice immediately, you're fish will taste much better. But a pale meat Chum is never going to taste good.
ClayJay
8/15/2016 9:45:00 AMbigskyx,
You are not allowed to have any weight attached less than 12" from your hook. Although it is technically a jig-headed hook, it is still weighted and therefore illegal.
You are not allowed to have any weight attached less than 12" from your hook. Although it is technically a jig-headed hook, it is still weighted and therefore illegal.
ClayJay
8/15/2016 11:05:00 AMcogitator,
While you do have valid points, I don't know what you are trying to achieve with your use of the word "sniggers"? The letters a and i are quite distant from each other on the keyboard, and you use the term twice in your post, as well as using the correct term "snagged". Come on, be better.
While you do have valid points, I don't know what you are trying to achieve with your use of the word "sniggers"? The letters a and i are quite distant from each other on the keyboard, and you use the term twice in your post, as well as using the correct term "snagged". Come on, be better.