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[milo]

I had fresh pinks swimming around my ankles in 6 inches of water while I am casting into a river.  Why do I even bother casting when I can just pick it up?

Well, we can only hope it's because you enjoy the sporting aspect of it. If not, if you are only out there to harvest them, buying them in your local supermarket is much much much much cheaper in the long run.

[Ambassador]

FWIW if this was illegal - why hasn't he been charged based on his public statement?

Darn good question. I'd like to know. It sends out the wrong message to people that grabbing fish with their bare hands is acceptable behavior. No different to snagging in my opinion.

Maybe they were just hypnotized by his story -
"and, because he had forgotten his net, reached in with two hands" (really? - Who forgets their net on a boat?)
"But when Woodcox reached down — placing one hand under the tail, one near the head" (ever so gently - didn't he think the fish was dead?)
"Woodcox shared much of the smoked fish with his neighbours, as he usually does" (does his benevolence make up for a seemingly illegal catch?)

[fic]

Well, we can only hope it's because you enjoy the sporting aspect of it. If not, if you are only out there to harvest them, buying them in your local supermarket is much much much much cheaper in the long run.

To Clarify, I was not casting at the fish swimming at my ankles.  They happened to be there while I was casting in the middle of the river. 

[Easywater]

Always wondered if you would get in trouble for picking up a "floater" while fishing for sturgeon during salmon season.

[fic]

Hey, you and I fish that same spot lol, I remember that rock  .

[Ambassador]

Hey, you and I fish that same spot lol, I remember that rock  .

Hahaha! A beauty of a rock in the perfect spot - among the seals, bears and eagles. See you there next weekend!

[RalphH]

Well, I don't know about in Canada, but in the US, a person's confession isn't enough to sustain criminal charges - there must be some additional evidence of a crime.  And the defense would be pretty simple - people tell fish stories all the time.  Now if there was a video . . .

hmm additional evidence; there is a photo; there is genetic evidence and here was a 2nd person there when he retrieved the fish.

Personally I can't see why people get so twisted out of whack over is that illegal or not. I've taken a dying fish myself - legal fish. I'd rather do that than leave it to rot. Didn't take anything over my limit. The fish were dying from visible wounds - bleeding gills. It made a nice meal.

I'd also bet Provincial CO office doesn't see it as worth their while to bother.

[typhoon]

hmm additional evidence; there is a photo; there is genetic evidence and here was a 2nd person there when he retrieved the fish.

Personally I can't see why people get so twisted out of whack over is that illegal or not. I've taken a dying fish myself - legal fish. I'd rather do that than leave it to rot. Didn't take anything over my limit. The fish were dying from visible wounds - bleeding gills. It made a nice meal.

I'd also bet Provincial CO office doesn't see it as worth their while to bother.

It may not be worth their while to prosecute, but it's still illegal.
"leave it to rot" is probably the most valuable thing you can do with a dying salmon. Feed the ecosystem for the next generation.

[RalphH]

It may not be worth their while to prosecute, but it's still illegal.

well I know such cases have gone to court and the judge found for the defendant. It will depend on the facts of an individual case if a citation is issued and contested.

There is also a procedure in BC to claim found road kill: http://www.env.gov.bc.ca/pasb/road_kill.html

[troutbreath]

His next meal he found on the sidewalk.