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Author Topic: Spey Fisherman Keeps Dead Hatchery Steelhead He Finds?  (Read 38719 times)

HOOK

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Re: Spey Fisherman Keeps Dead Hatchery Steelhead He Finds?
« Reply #30 on: January 09, 2012, 12:03:27 AM »
Pat AV was being sarcastic by the way for those that didnt get it  ::) he fishes a spey rod himself LOL as do I. I also fish gear and BB when sockeye are open.


just because a guy is fishing a "spey" rod doesnt mean he cant be an unethical fisherman that doesnt follow rules oe doesnt even know them. Those types are in all aspects of everything we do so why act so shocked. I havent personally seen this happen before however i have seen everything else. this is strange yes but whats worse, taking a dead fish you hope is fresh or leaving fish tied to a heavy fishing line while you attempt to upgrade and then decide whether you will take them home or have them tied there alive to keep them fresh ??

still a pretty damn strange thing to do unless he saw it released or saw it floating down and knew it was recently deceased somehow  ??? ???
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Re: Spey Fisherman Keeps Dead Hatchery Steelhead He Finds?
« Reply #31 on: January 09, 2012, 12:07:57 AM »
Quote from: Trout Slayer on January 08, 2012, 09:57:37 PM
Oh I know for sure, it was not a fish he caught. And he did gut it infront of me with intentions of taking it home....

You probably asked for the roe. LOL
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Re: Spey Fisherman Keeps Dead Hatchery Steelhead He Finds?
« Reply #32 on: January 09, 2012, 12:11:11 AM »
Quote from: DionJL on January 09, 2012, 12:07:57 AM
You probably asked for the roe. LOL

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Re: Spey Fisherman Keeps Dead Hatchery Steelhead He Finds?
« Reply #33 on: January 09, 2012, 12:18:54 AM »
Maybe the same fish I broke off as it went balistic on the dike rocks. Maybe he was a little desperate for that first fish, being a spey guy the fish of 1000 casts is now 10,000 casts. ;) I find steelheading iis not so much a meat fishery but more the hunt for the sense of accomplishment. But Iv seen everything on the Vedder that nothing surprises me anymore, I love how it was a spey guy.
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Re: Spey Fisherman Keeps Dead Hatchery Steelhead He Finds?
« Reply #34 on: January 09, 2012, 05:47:22 AM »
Did he stick his spey fly in its mouth and have a photo shoot? Hammered that intruder...
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Re: Spey Fisherman Keeps Dead Hatchery Steelhead He Finds?
« Reply #35 on: January 09, 2012, 05:51:41 AM »
I think he probably watched the guys above him catch it, take forever with a photo shoot, then try and release it, when they decided that there was too many guys around for the "kill and keep fishing" trick they let it float away.

The angler probably decided that he would keep the still dying freshie as opposed to watching it go to waste, good on him.

Remember, Steelhead are not air breathers  ;)
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Re: Spey Fisherman Keeps Dead Hatchery Steelhead He Finds?
« Reply #36 on: January 09, 2012, 07:34:35 AM »
I think the fish was swapped for a decent nonfish meal at a restaurant. Done that before. ;)
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Re: Spey Fisherman Keeps Dead Hatchery Steelhead He Finds?
« Reply #37 on: January 09, 2012, 08:06:56 AM »
Maybe you should have just asked him instead of speculating on here?
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Re: Spey Fisherman Keeps Dead Hatchery Steelhead He Finds?
« Reply #38 on: January 09, 2012, 08:35:52 AM »
LOL.... I guess we will never know why he kept that fish, but the story is hilarious none the less.
I guess odds of catching a steelhead on fly is very low in January and he took the best shot he had. ;D
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Re: Spey Fisherman Keeps Dead Hatchery Steelhead He Finds?
« Reply #39 on: January 09, 2012, 10:22:19 AM »
I suspect this is legal. Doubt it would be ticketed if a CO watched. If it was I'd bet a judge would throw it out of court. Tidal regs are different but I have heard there have been cases where FOC Officers ticketed smelt fishers for keeping salmon caught in smelt nets in English Bay. These were thrown out of court as the Fisheries Act does not prohibit keeping 'wind fall' catches.

It is also very easy to guess how long the fish has been dead. the lack of rigor is a sure sign it's been dead only a short period of time.
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Re: Spey Fisherman Keeps Dead Hatchery Steelhead He Finds?
« Reply #40 on: January 09, 2012, 10:27:44 AM »
I can't but laugh at the display of negativity shown by some posters towards spey guys.
A fishermen's version of penis envy. Freud would be delighted! ;D
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Re: Spey Fisherman Keeps Dead Hatchery Steelhead He Finds?
« Reply #41 on: January 09, 2012, 11:20:52 AM »
Quote from: milo on January 09, 2012, 10:27:44 AM
I can't but laugh at the display of negativity shown by some posters towards spey guys.
A fishermen's version of penis envy. Freud would be delighted! ;D
LOL!!
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Re: Spey Fisherman Keeps Dead Hatchery Steelhead He Finds?
« Reply #42 on: January 09, 2012, 04:27:17 PM »
I guess that's why it's called a starvin stick
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Re: Spey Fisherman Keeps Dead Hatchery Steelhead He Finds?
« Reply #43 on: January 09, 2012, 04:35:15 PM »
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It is also very easy to guess how long the fish has been dead. the lack of rigor is a sure sign it's been dead only a short period of time.

A dead fish will go into rigor in the first 20 to 45 minutes. Then within 12  to 24 hours it will go out of rigor.  If the fishes gills were red and the water was cool then I do not see a food safe issue.

Legal...probably not technically but I do not think anybody would get busted for such actions.

No biggie.  One extra fish for the rest of us.
On the other hand if that fish was very limp and had pail gills...  it just ain't right.
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Re: Spey Fisherman Keeps Dead Hatchery Steelhead He Finds?
« Reply #44 on: January 09, 2012, 04:48:11 PM »
The fish wouldn't have gone to waste if left in the water. Eagles, gulls, trout, fry, insects and the rest of the food chain would all benefit.
Othewise, meh.
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