10-22-2007, 08:35 AM
I too am a anti-snagger but have witnessed hundreds of those that developed tactics that are just shy of the fishing regulations , some are all out in violation of the laws .
Alot of the people I have talked to think that snagging should be allowed for salmon in the fall, but not in the spring when the steelhead are running , differance being the mortality rate of the spawning salmon .
I am under the impression that people forget the injuries fishermen recived before the laws changed . hundreds of people with severe injuries , hooks imbeaded in their bodys and eyes plucked out . Yes , I have listened to a lot of storys from the old school fishermen on the rivers .
I think the D.N.R. should put out a pamplet or insert a page in the trout handbook that explains different legal methods (with diagrams )used to secure a fish .
A little education could help out .
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Alot of the people I have talked to think that snagging should be allowed for salmon in the fall, but not in the spring when the steelhead are running , differance being the mortality rate of the spawning salmon .
I am under the impression that people forget the injuries fishermen recived before the laws changed . hundreds of people with severe injuries , hooks imbeaded in their bodys and eyes plucked out . Yes , I have listened to a lot of storys from the old school fishermen on the rivers .
I think the D.N.R. should put out a pamplet or insert a page in the trout handbook that explains different legal methods (with diagrams )used to secure a fish .
A little education could help out .
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