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metalfisher76
the rule could be there because if every time some one caught one of those stocker trout they threw the carcass in the river you might have a problem especially in a slow moving lake
so i think it should be illegal for trout but salmon and steelhead makes sense to clean it in the river, because they would die there any way... and i was reading a sign at the clackamas fish hatchery and it say they take some of the extra nook they get each year and just dump em dead in the river for nutrients lol
As far as I know not all states have such a rule. Regarding "I'm with Kodiak on this one"... Don't get me wrong, I'd rather fillet fish on a bank instead of creating a bloody mess in my kitchen. :lol: And then the carcass stinks in a garbage can for days... But as long as there is such a rule in Oregon, I'll keep doing it how the rule says, and will suggest others, too.
Don't quote me on that because I don't have any education in this area, I'm just using common sense and the info posted by OFFers in this thread. But it seems to me that this rule exist not to protect rivers from carcasses (which probably is a good for rivers). The rule protects native fish (when it's illegal) from being caught and filleted on the bank. How can an officer identify a fillet?ODFW does this stuff that I can't do. Is it legal for them to do it since they are ODFW or what?? I don't think I am missing the point here. It just not right or it is right which one is it.
Yes, pleaseI am gonna call and find out....
We've been around this bush before. It mainly has to do with the non-angler locals in PDX peaved about fish guts. Also they can't enforce clipped/non-clipped fish laws without doing DNA samples which is more time and money than they want to spend.
In WA the rule is reversed. They ask that you fillet your fish at the river. They also ask that you only keep whole fish for maounting purposes and that if you intend to cut your fish into steaks throw the head and guts in the river before you leave. Year in, year out washington has larger runs and healthier fish than we do. Perhaps taking better care of thier smolt and river ecosystems as a whole might have something to do with it. Studies have repeatedly shown that the return of carcasses and dead fish as river nutrients can and will improve returns. It's not that the guys at ODFW are stupid on this one, they are just bowing to pressure from outside sources instead of doing what is right for the fish, yet again.
Kalama R. hatchery does that too.
ODFW does this crap all the time. From the book page 8 General Restrictions, the following activities are UNLAWFUL: #15. Dispose of dead animal (fish) carcasses, or parts thereof, in Oregon waters.
But then you turn to page 9 under game fish- freshwater unlawful to: 4. Remove eggs from any salmon, steelhead or sturgeon without retaining the carcass
while in the field;
5. Possess in the field game fish dressed or mutilated so that size, species or fin clip
cannot be determined until the angler has reached their automobile or principle
means of land transportation and has completed their daily angling;