Is there a link to see how many fish the tribes are catching? I fished the Satsop several times this fall for salmon, but did poorly. I know they were netting heavy then. It doesn't bode well for steelhead since they'll have nets in till the end of April.
- doug on 2/1/05 1:23 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Dan, > I don't believe the Quilliyute Tribe has increased there netting this year. > The Quinault Tribe has though. They have been netting the Chehalis for nearly > five days a week since early October. Here is a link to the coastal tribes > netting schedule.http://wdfw.wa.gov/fish/tribal/index.htm > It is amazing any fish make it back. The future of wild steelhead doesn't look > real bright if they continue getting hit like this. > What you are referring to with the reduction in wild steelhead catches is > "For-gone Opportunity". Simply stated, if the non tribal fisherman wish not to > take the fish through a moratorium or C & R practices, the tribes can then > harvest those fish. How the tribes & state determine and monitor the quotas > has always been suspect to me. Here is an example of when quotas go bad and > the sportsmen get short changed. > http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/fishing/2002166414_salmon01.html > I'm still pissed the state rolled over on the wild steelhead moratorium. I'm > sure others on the board that were able to attend the meeting can provide more > info on this subject. > I say good job to Bob Ball for his work to protect wild steelhead. He's taken > some heat but never wavered from his stance. Some people wanted to cut the > last tree and others would like to kill the last wild steelhead. > Some folks must be listening to Bob. The last creel checks on the Sol Duc > showed 154 anglers kept 11 wild steehead and released 91. Good for them. > I'm heading up there on Thursday to hopefully get in on some of the catch & > release action. > Brian >
