fax0316@uoft02.utoledo.edu (01/19/90)
ROOKIE DISCLAIMER: Being new to the net, any breaking of protocol,
old news discussion, or other offense is unintentional!
This past fall, I had the opportunity to go to northern Michigan
(lower peninsula) to fish for coho salmon in the Platte River area.
As this was my first experience at this, I felt obliged to follow the
'When in Rome...' rule. I caught and saw caught numerous fish. I never
saw one fish caught in anything resembling a legal manner. When asked,
everyone said 'The only way to cd snagging is the only way to catch them.
Is this the case? If so, then why doesn't the DNR enforce the law or
give it up?
I'm not trying to enrage anyone here. I just want to know how a guy
is supposed to catch the things and I figured I could get a straigt
answer here if anywhere.
Thanks for your help. This board is the most interesting thing I've
discovered since the A.C.Shiner.
Tim.Sanderson University of Toledo cook@pjd.CES.CWRU.Edu (Jonathan E. Cook) (01/20/90)
In article <420.25b6ed93@uoft02.utoledo.edu> fax0316@uoft02.utoledo.edu writes: >This past fall, I had the opportunity to go to northern Michigan >everyone said 'The only way to cd snagging is the only way to catch them. > >Is this the case? If so, then why doesn't the DNR enforce the law or >give it up? > Although I'm not sure about MI, snagging probably IS legal during a certain time of year. As far as the river-run salmon go, it really doesn't hurt to snag them, since they will die anyway. HOWEVER, snagging does tend to trash the native fish population of the river, as well as the concurrent trout run. So yes, it is bad. I've seen smallmouth with large chunks missing from their back from snaggers. On an up note, Ohio has outlawed snagging, and, I believe, stopped stocking salmon in favor of just trout, thus encouraging sport fishing. Our end of Lake Erie never was any good for salmon anyways. Jon. ___ __ | _ _ / \ _ _ | / Jonathan E. Cook | / \ |/ \ | / \ / \ |/ Case Western Reserve University \__/ \_/ | | \__/ \_/ \_/ | \ cook@alpha.ces.CWRU.edu