FINALLY its been a big battle

[Garnet]

Yes it's a problem and it will be a surprise to some who gets caught.

 

Plenty of people are down there fishing for meat. It's only a few gutting fish for roe.

 

I reject the idea that salmon in the river are any less a fish than rainbows. Millions of dollars are spent on boats pursing chinook and they hit the river to spawn they are nuisance fish.

 

Compare to few dollars to outfit every trout guy.

[chessy]

they are big dollar fish .. i see more rods get broke and replaced then you could ever imagine ... i bet the stores love salmon season

[FrankTheRabbit]

Salmon play their role the the environment, perhaps not as significant in the Pacific Coasts, but nonetheless still important. They provide the towns tourist money for people who fish for them and who knows what kid down the road takes an admiration when they see them at a fish ladder.

 

Salmon are certainly not a nuisance fish.