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Fishing in British Columbia => General Discussion => Topic started by: Trout Slayer on August 30, 2005, 01:00:04 PM

Title: Natives caught red handed selling Sockeye.
Post by: Trout Slayer on August 30, 2005, 01:00:04 PM

Was just shopping up in Westwood plateau and while waiting in the car I saw 2 FN's get out of their pickup with 6 Sockeye in a garbage bag and hand them over to a IGA worker who came out to meet them. The IGA worker was wearing a pair of gloves so we assume he was in the fish department. License plate number of the FN was recorded and details handed over to DFO, If your reading this, your up my smelly socks creek!

Title: Re: Natives caught red handed selling Sockeye.
Post by: GoldHammeredCroc on August 30, 2005, 01:20:03 PM

Good job.

Title: Re: Natives caught red handed selling Sockeye.
Post by: phatwop on August 30, 2005, 01:34:25 PM

was it a clear garbage bag, so you could see that there was 6 sockeye? just wondering.

Title: Re: Natives caught red handed selling Sockeye.
Post by: pepsitrev on August 30, 2005, 01:47:51 PM

great job way to go hope the store gets busted good

Title: Re: Natives caught red handed selling Sockeye.
Post by: Fish Assassin on August 30, 2005, 02:14:26 PM

You're seeing things Trout Slayer. Everybody knows that First Nations catch sockeyes for food only. :P DFO says so ! :P :P

Title: Re: Natives caught red handed selling Sockeye.
Post by: pinkwool on August 30, 2005, 03:15:41 PM

I guess ALL killed sockeyes are used for food, aren't they   ;)

Title: Re: Natives caught red handed selling Sockeye.
Post by: newsman on August 30, 2005, 07:50:08 PM

Send the info in a letter to the editor of the Tri City News the editor is Richard DelMonte. The managment of that IGA needs to publicly embaressed. No better way than to have it published in the local rag.

Title: Re: Natives caught red handed selling Sockeye.
Post by: Fish Assassin on August 30, 2005, 07:55:09 PM

Let's not be so quick to convict. Does anyone have any irrefutable proof that IGA is purchasing these salmon ? Perhaps it's an employee buying them for his own consumption.

Title: Re: Natives caught red handed selling Sockeye.
Post by: redtide on August 30, 2005, 08:05:37 PM

hey TS...did  the employee head back into the store with the fish?

Title: Re: Natives caught red handed selling Sockeye.
Post by: rerigger on August 30, 2005, 08:22:18 PM

you should have called the rcmp right there
then you could have watched the employee get charged
and the store and the fn go scott free

Title: Re: Natives caught red handed selling Sockeye.
Post by: wagz on August 30, 2005, 09:26:16 PM

Excellent work!!!

                        DFO wants this info. They are waiting for our tips to help them. There are not enough of them to cover the whole lower mainland.

Title: Re: Natives caught red handed selling Sockeye.
Post by: BCHunter on August 30, 2005, 09:29:22 PM

i'd love for anyone seeing these FN people selling fishing rd side or what ever to take their pics......and post them.

its a food fishery really, ya right.

Title: Re: Natives caught red handed selling Sockeye.
Post by: Trout Slayer on August 30, 2005, 09:44:40 PM

Good questions, yes they were Sockeye, they were taken out of the back of the pickup and placed in the bag, then the worker proceeded to walk back in the store with the fish in had. Good suggestions, will consider them.

Title: Re: Natives caught red handed selling Sockeye.
Post by: pepsitrev on August 30, 2005, 10:20:01 PM

 ;) i spy with my little eye natives selling salmon. i now take my camera every time i go fishing hoping for that perfect shot ;D

Title: Re: Natives caught red handed selling Sockeye.
Post by: Sterling C on August 31, 2005, 07:16:32 AM

Quote from: Fish Assassin on August 30, 2005, 02:14:26 PM

Everybody knows that First Nations catch sockeyes for food only.

Food for someone  :P