One morning, a husband returns to the cabin after several hours of fishing and decides to take a nap.
Although not familiar with the lake, the wife decides to take the boat out, since it is such a beautiful day. She rows out a short distance, anchors and reads her book. Along comes a fisheries patrol. The officer pulls up alongside the woman and says, “Good morning ma’am, what are you doing?”
“Reading a book,” she replies, thinking, ‘Isn’t that obvious?’
“You’re in a restricted fishing area,” he informs her.
“I’m sorry, officer, but I’m not fishing, I’m reading.”
“Yes, but you have all the equipment. I’ll have to write you up a ticket.”
“For reading a book?” she replies.
“You’re in a restricted fishing area,” he tells her again.
“But officer, I’m not fishing, I’m reading.”
“Yes, but you have all the equipment. For all I know you could start fishing at any moment. I’ll have to write you up a ticket and you’ll have to pay a fine.”
“If you do that, I’ll have to charge you with sexual assault,” says the woman.”
“But I haven’t even touched you,” says the officer.
“That’s true, but you have all the equipment. For all I know you could start at any moment.”
“Have a nice day ma’am,” he said and immediately departed.
PS: Not that assault, nor the situation in the Skagit are any type of joking matter, however I remembered this joke after reading the "Occupy Skagit thread" (here@s a plug to it:
https://www.pnwflyfishing.com/forum/index.php?threads/occupy-skagit-on-steroids.12948/ ) and potential legalities of being in a closed area with fishing gear.
