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[leadbelly]

This is a calculated risk when DFO issued the non retention edict on Chum. Another unfortunate result is one I came across fishing in the mid river. When I pulled up to park I was surprised to see a lot of vehicles for this late in the season. A moment later I realized why. As I made my way down to the spot I wanted to fish, I past a well know spring hole and it was packed. When I got closer I could see 3 dead springs  all does that where shades of black on the beach. These fish were quite mature as the egg tube was protruding prominently. Wanting to give substance to my theory I made small talk with two of the fishers. I brought up the chum non retention and roe for steelies subject and one fellow blatantly replied that he was caught off guard by the closure and was low on roe bait. He said that it was the roe he was after and would feed the fish to his dogs. He continued to fish hoping to get a smaller doe. There's nothing wrong with what he and others are doing. I just hope it doesn't lead to chronic roe hoarding and a roe bait ban in the future.
Sad to see human beings exploit and deplete one resource then turn and do the same to another. Will we see similar low return fate for springs?   

springs are closed in the Stave actually

[clujalolo]

PM Sent about the flies.

Rick

wanna shoot me a pm also :p i went fly fishing last time and i ended up using jigs lol, kinda wierd to cast but i caught a bunch of fish, i tried using a purple fly but i think what i was doing wrong was not letting it sink far enough.

[redtide]

there will always be salmon in the stave river. the problem is this kind of behaviour will lead to a full salmon fishing closure in the future for all fisherman by dfo.  i used to fish the stave alot before i was married but the price of gas getting there from delta gets pricy real quick. i stay local nowadays but the fish gutting on the stave for roe has been going on for decades. i usually buy my roe from berry's bait or get some from fellow fisherman who leave their roe behind during pink season. not the best roe but beats killing a chum salmon for no reason but the roe. it should be a federal offence  to leave a fish behind gutted. what a waste.

[Rp3Flyfisher]

wanna shoot me a pm also :p i went fly fishing last time and i ended up using jigs lol, kinda wierd to cast but i caught a bunch of fish, i tried using a purple fly but i think what i was doing wrong was not letting it sink far enough.

Done

Rick

[speycaster]

Roe should be made illegal, why kill off a thousand fry for bait. Stupid is a s stupid does.

[bigsnag]

springs are closed in the Stave actually

I was on the Vedder river actually,sorry for leaving that out.