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Fishing in British Columbia => General Discussion => Topic started by: scalper66 on August 30, 2005, 10:08:30 PM

Title: bb at pegleg
Post by: scalper66 on August 30, 2005, 10:08:30 PM

just wondering are you allowed to bottom bounce at pegleg all year?

Title: Re: bb at pegleg
Post by: pepsitrev on August 30, 2005, 10:30:37 PM

i think so but not  too sure ask rod or dragon speed

Title: Re: bb at pegleg
Post by: Fish Assassin on August 30, 2005, 10:41:19 PM

As far as I know you can

Title: Re: bb at pegleg
Post by: roeman on August 30, 2005, 11:01:59 PM

WHY would you want to?  Yes it can be fun for a while....... but a short while,  Then it is time to go back and actually get the fish to BITE

Title: Re: bb at pegleg
Post by: DragonSpeed on August 30, 2005, 11:17:55 PM

Quote from: pepsitrev on August 30, 2005, 10:30:37 PM

i think so but not  too sure ask rod or dragon speed

I'm not the man to ask.  But basically, if you can fish, DFO does not specify HOW you fish.  As long as it falls within the definintion of angling.

(And no....lets not wade into THAT debate again  >:( )

Title: Re: bb at pegleg
Post by: Gooey on August 31, 2005, 06:56:06 AM

DFO has requested that people do not floss the fraser.  The exact verbage they use is they "request we use selective fishing methods"...which bottom bouncing is not.

That frase was used when they announced a pink opeing...so they dont want people flossing pinks either.

There have been people flossing ALL SUMMER LONG regardless of the fact that the socs are closed and there were concervation concerns.

Has anyone ever thought that if we had more respect for DFO's "request", we may have sat in a differnet light over the past 2 weeks when they decide not to give us an opening?

Title: Re: bb at pegleg
Post by: Sterling C on August 31, 2005, 07:22:30 AM

Quote from: scalper66 on August 30, 2005, 10:08:30 PM

just wondering are you allowed to bottom bounce at pegleg all year?

If you can get across to it. Lets not forget the tragety that from earlyier this year.

On a side note, I've heard rumors that people there have been keeping sockeye as of late. Thats the exact sort of protest we need :P Some nut jobs using this as an excuse to bring home some meat. For a protest to be successful, the culled fish need to be confiscated and charges laid. So everyone in favour of a protest involving keeping fish shouldn't count on bringing them home.

Title: Re: bb at pegleg
Post by: Stratocaster on August 31, 2005, 10:44:31 AM

I heard that there was an unofficial "protest fishery" at Laidlaw/Jones Bar over the weekend.

Title: Re: bb at pegleg
Post by: Gooey on August 31, 2005, 10:55:56 AM

A protest is held to make a point.  If you don't advertise it and use it as a conduit to voice your position, then I can't think you would call it a protest.

In my books, there is no such thing as an unoffical protest.  If people didnt call the media and DFO then they chose to poach fish and soothed their guilty consciences by calling it a protest.


Thats BS.  Hope no one here was involved.