Just recently, I was on the American River and witnessed some awful stuff. It is bad enough when I see people putting fish on the ground to take a picture or keeping it out of the water for an excessive amount of time, but to see this kind of behavior is just sick.
First off, with the Salmon situation being what it is and the moratorium on targeting the fish, I was surprised to see so many people going after them. Maybe they weren't keeping what they caught, but they were definitely trying to hook them. Spin rod guys and fly fisherman alike. No respect.
Saw one guy pull out a large Salmon only to pull it up onto shore, push his hand onto it against the rocks to keep it from moving and yank the hook out. The fish was thrown back into the river. Way to go.
The worst thing I saw were a group of guys casting spin rods across the river. They were all standing in a line almost shoulder to shoulder, then ripping their lines back. I saw at least one Salmon caught this way. Sick!
While on Putah Creek last week, I watched a guy catch a trout and as his friend took what could of been a hundred pictures, the fish was out of the water for more than five minutes. I tried to calm myself down by assuming they were going to kill this fish and eat it that evening. Not that the abuse was necessary. Nope, the fish was thrown back in the water. Probably dead or near dead. Sick.
Please show some respect for the rules and the fish themselves. That's all I ask.
First off, with the Salmon situation being what it is and the moratorium on targeting the fish, I was surprised to see so many people going after them. Maybe they weren't keeping what they caught, but they were definitely trying to hook them. Spin rod guys and fly fisherman alike. No respect.
Saw one guy pull out a large Salmon only to pull it up onto shore, push his hand onto it against the rocks to keep it from moving and yank the hook out. The fish was thrown back into the river. Way to go.
The worst thing I saw were a group of guys casting spin rods across the river. They were all standing in a line almost shoulder to shoulder, then ripping their lines back. I saw at least one Salmon caught this way. Sick!
While on Putah Creek last week, I watched a guy catch a trout and as his friend took what could of been a hundred pictures, the fish was out of the water for more than five minutes. I tried to calm myself down by assuming they were going to kill this fish and eat it that evening. Not that the abuse was necessary. Nope, the fish was thrown back in the water. Probably dead or near dead. Sick.
Please show some respect for the rules and the fish themselves. That's all I ask.
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