latest WDFW Weekender Report

Greg Armstrong · Oct 2, 2023

I just received this from WDFW’s monthly newsfeed, and am thoroughly disgusted by it. Apparently the state seems just fine with it.

Is the fish in the photo the new goal, and what we should all aspire to?

the_chemist · Oct 2, 2023

Meh, a fish surveyer holding a big spawned out chum is what it is. Fish counts and marking reds are a good use of resources. That sometimes includes netting and counting fish which has photo opportunities like these.

They also stated chum in the caption, don't know why you dialed in on brawny chinook.

Greg Armstrong · Oct 2, 2023

You’re correct, it’s a big, beautiful dog salmon.
I tested positive for Covid yesterday and I’m going to blame my error on a super semi functioning foggy brain.

What a gorgeous specimen they chose to promote salmon fishing though, right?

Pink Nighty · Oct 2, 2023

Found one just a hair smaller on the banks of the nooksack on Saturday, sept 30. Earliest and largest chum I've ever seen on that crick

Merle · Oct 3, 2023

Nice "chrome coho"... LOL

Dave Boyle · Oct 4, 2023

That'll smoke up just fine....

Dave

RCF · Oct 4, 2023

Only one word comes to mind ---> fugly

Josh · Oct 4, 2023

I'm assuming it was a joke photo more than anything. Or a "look what the fish counters find!" type of thing.

Greg Armstrong · Oct 4, 2023

Josh said:
I'm assuming it was a joke photo more than anything. Or a "look what the fish counters find!" type of thing.

Except they provide no context to that affect when you read the text that was sent along with the photo.

It just seems to me that if they want to encourage folks to get out there to pursue salmon, they certainly could have come up with a more worthy example.

Josh · Oct 4, 2023

Greg Armstrong said:
Except they provide no context to that affect when you read the text that was sent along with the photo.

It just seems to me that if they want to encourage folks to get out there to pursue salmon, they certainly could have come up with a more worthy example.

Ehhhh, I still think it's a failed joke. Like, they thought everyone would know that this person is holding a spawned out chum, and not something you'd actually catch.

But who knows.

the_chemist · Oct 4, 2023

It could just be them stoked to find a big chum. I mean this was toted around as a good sign for California salmon a few years back. I wouldn't pick up a big nasty chum, but I'd probably get s pick with this gnarly thing.