OSP needs help (fishing closed waters on Walla Walla river)

bobduck said:
I used to fish this stretch of the river in the 60's and 70's, I'm old, before fly fishing but only in the summer for trout and often in very hot weather. So this post brought back a happy memory. I'm surprised it's closed in Oregon when per regulations it's open in Washington. It must have been a special closure last year as I don't see it in the regs book. If he's poaching I hope they get him. But it should be worth more than $200.
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Trout is open until 10/31.
 
Labeling him a poacher for fishing is a little extreme...Like others have said probably didn't know the regs and was trying to have a little fun... Slap his hand, tell him not to do it again and all is well in the world ....😋
 
Looks like a fly line on a spincast reel to me. I wouldn't think that would work well. The rod looks pretty short for two handing like he's doing. The right equipment for lobbing a treble wrapped with pencil lead perhaps?
 
Brian in OR. said:
Labeling him a poacher for fishing is a little extreme...Like others have said probably didn't know the regs and was trying to have a little fun... Slap his hand, tell him not to do it again and all is well in the world ....😋
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Snopro said:
Someone decided to edit my title. I didn't call them a poacher.
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Apologies, that was me. Just wanted to make the thread a little more clear. "OSP needs help" didn't explain much.

That said, "poaching" has a number of definitions in Oregon. Including fishing without a license or out of season:

Poaching is defined as taking/killing a fish or animal illegally, and can take many forms. Fishing without a license or tag, exceeding the bag limit, fishing out of season, fishing for salmon or trout at night, snagging fish, harvesting someone else’s limit – all are examples of poaching.
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How to recognize and report poaching on the water | Oregon Department of Fish & Wildlife

Each year, thousands of fish are harvested illegally in Oregon. Anglers who wait all year for their favorite salmon or steelhead run shouldn’t face reduced opportunity because of poaching. To report poaching call *OSP or 1-800-452-7888
myodfw.com myodfw.com
 
Changed the title to "OSP needs help (fishing closed waters on Walla Walla river)".

Perhaps that's a better middle ground.
 
The notice was published in our local paper, the Tri Cycle Herald, at least the online edition. The paper used to have a wide distribution, but I doubt it does now.
 
Now I won't say who but I know an avid fly angler who only fly fishes and releases his catch and he has fished closed waters and only found out later that the waters were closed.

An OSP officer was a member of our local fly club and he once told us that field officers seldom had to ticket fly anglers because they have a reputation as law abiding folks so they normally just let fly anglers be. And there is something to that because I frequently fish Foster Lake in Oregon and during the summer, there are many law enforcement boats on the water and I see officers on boats checking for PFDs, whistles or horns and never, ever has one stopped me to make sure I was wearing a PFD or asked to see a whistle or horn. Never. Once they could tell I was fly fishing they would just wave and move on.

This is why the notice that started this thread is so odd .... unless some loon has managed to spool fly line on his gear reel :oops:
 
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