07-09-2010, 01:27 AM
If you follow what beautyfish3 is saying, we will never have a salmon or steelhead fishery in Idaho. Feel free to break the law and lie to the F&G folks, and get our fishing shut down.
By the way, the Native American fishing is regulated on a different scale, by separate numbers, from the sport take in Idaho. Their number do not follow sport numbers in any way. If it wan't for the Nez Perce Tribe, we would never have any seasons in Idaho. Study up and get the facts before you spout innaccurate information.
Salmon caught on bait suffer a documented 10-15% mortality when released. F&G has to estimate on the high side or we lose our seasons. The only way we can continue to have seasons ans operate as we have is to honestly report all fish caught, and handle them properly when releasing them.
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By the way, the Native American fishing is regulated on a different scale, by separate numbers, from the sport take in Idaho. Their number do not follow sport numbers in any way. If it wan't for the Nez Perce Tribe, we would never have any seasons in Idaho. Study up and get the facts before you spout innaccurate information.
Salmon caught on bait suffer a documented 10-15% mortality when released. F&G has to estimate on the high side or we lose our seasons. The only way we can continue to have seasons ans operate as we have is to honestly report all fish caught, and handle them properly when releasing them.
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