drysuperfly52
5/29/2014 8:43:00 AMi love that stretch of water, I have been debating this weekend if I was going to stop by and see what i hook onto.
OGFboat
5/29/2014 9:45:00 AMThe reason for catching squawfish instead of trout was the squawfish. They eat smolt. Releasing the squawfish will only continue your problem. Just a thought.
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Rippasher06
5/29/2014 10:38:00 AMOGFboat, that is a mixed debate with a side I have not chosen. While Squaw eat the PARR, Cutthroat Trout eat eggs. With the theory you laid out, we should also leave all of the Cutties on the bank to die. I do not agree with your theory. With that said, a better solution to the Pikeminnow problem has to be addressed. Thank you for bringing up the subject.
drysuperfly52
5/29/2014 11:18:00 AMAs for a recreational fishery in the middle of urban seattle, as much as i love catching cutts, i am just has happy catching the squawfish, they are thriving, easy to catch, and nobody really wants them so they are a fun, large target.
reelinanrockin
5/29/2014 11:21:00 AMTake them home and feed them to your neighbors cat. Or put them in the garden for fertilizer. We don't want them in the lake or the river they eat salmon smolt and raid the eggs in the nests.... Why do you think they have a bounty on them in the Columbia river?
jonb
5/29/2014 12:55:00 PMI don't care for the politics, I have places where I can catch 100 trout in a day if I really want to. I don't mind catching squaws, fun to c&r, if I'm not going to eat them and put them to good use then back they go. I have enough fish getting freezer burnt, no need to be wasteful.
The Quadfather
5/29/2014 6:07:00 PM6 jonb says:
May 29, 2014 12:55 PM
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I don't care for the politics, I have places where I can catch 100 trout in a day if I really want to. I don't mind catching squaws, fun to c&r, if I'm not going to eat them and put them to good use then back they go. I have enough fish getting freezer burnt, no need to be wasteful.
Couldn't agree more.. well said. Prob. get flamed, but oh well...
May 29, 2014 12:55 PM
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I don't care for the politics, I have places where I can catch 100 trout in a day if I really want to. I don't mind catching squaws, fun to c&r, if I'm not going to eat them and put them to good use then back they go. I have enough fish getting freezer burnt, no need to be wasteful.
Couldn't agree more.. well said. Prob. get flamed, but oh well...
Anonymous
5/30/2014 1:40:00 PMThe fish shown in the picture is actually a peamouth chub. they run up the slough this time of year to spawn. They look almost identical to a pikeminnow, except peamouth chub have a smaller sucker type mouth. Glad to hear that spot is kicking out fish!
jonb
5/30/2014 7:40:00 PMThanks for the correction! this was the first ones I have ever caught, and a fine reason why it was a good idea to release the fish I caught, I didn't even identify them correctly!