05-20-2010, 10:44 PM
The last few times we have been up there during the Memorial Weekend there has been a female deputy in the south end boat launch checking things out. Last year we were fishing by the Hells Canyon Dam on the north end of the lake when a boat came up to us with both a Idaho and Oregon fish cop and checked our licenses and boat out. I don't mind that a bit!! Tax dollars well spent.
I have seen in the past coolers full of Crappie come out of that lake. I watched a boat with four big coolers, I suspect full of Crappie with I am sure some bass last year come off a boat at the launch. There where five Asian folks from Washington in there. I mentioned that to the fish cops and they suspect they are fishing commercially for their community back home which obviously is against the law.
The bottom line is if they really want the lake to be a trophy pond they will have to get aggressive with their enforcement efforts. I for one have no problem with that!!!!
Hope the weather holds and the fishing picks up. We will be up there the 2nd through the 6th. Can't wait to get on the water. I was in Hawaii with the family two weeks ago and all I could think about was fishing Oxbow. I need help. [sly]
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I have seen in the past coolers full of Crappie come out of that lake. I watched a boat with four big coolers, I suspect full of Crappie with I am sure some bass last year come off a boat at the launch. There where five Asian folks from Washington in there. I mentioned that to the fish cops and they suspect they are fishing commercially for their community back home which obviously is against the law.
The bottom line is if they really want the lake to be a trophy pond they will have to get aggressive with their enforcement efforts. I for one have no problem with that!!!!
Hope the weather holds and the fishing picks up. We will be up there the 2nd through the 6th. Can't wait to get on the water. I was in Hawaii with the family two weeks ago and all I could think about was fishing Oxbow. I need help. [sly]
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