Mom lives there ,I buy my yearly license, fishing, crabbing,clams & salmon, I've personally never met what your talking about, Uncle in Astoria, Aunt in Warrenton, Cousin in Vancouver Wa., Aunt in Corvallis, 2 cousins Roseburg, My Brother in Coos Bay, all Fishermen and women / Hunting or Husbands, they don't talk like that , they respect the land & bounty, maybe it's just your buddy ? I dont know but I wouldnt talk about your state unless you've actually fished or hunted their, was your friend named C?

Have fished around the world (retired soldier) but only came to Oregon recently. Went recently to Kilchis River to see & catch my first chum salmon (dog salmon). Where I was there was a tremendous number of fish. There were 4 or 5 fishermen who caught two while I was there. BUT there were 25 or 30 people just snagging fish. Chum salmon are all catch & release and there are only two rivers in Oregon where it is legal to target chum. These people, not fishermen, snagged at least 300 just in the time I was there. Took chunks out of their sides. You could see them relocate to a pool and try to recover. Some died right away, and I imagine the stress affected their spawning. I said something to a couple of them about the damage they were doing and the ethics. Wasted my breath. There were fathers teaching their sons how to do this and even a husband teaching his wife while the toddler played on the bank (no life jacket). Families with picnic baskets, too.

Went to Eagle Creek to catch coho. There were probably 15 people at the log jam snagging the coho. Legal limit is two. Most were taking four or five with them when they left.

To top off my adventures I went to the hatcheries on the Lewis and Kalama. Snaggers all over the banks at the Lewis and this is AT the hatchery. At the Kalama there is a huge sign stating that you cannot cast past this point even if standing below it. Watched one fisherman comply and four people casting beyond the sign.

What is it about Oregon that encourages this behavior. Is is because true sportsmen are being silent about fish and fishing? I have never seen this audacity anywhere else.

Have fished around the world (retired soldier) but only came to Oregon recently. Went recently to Kilchis River to see & catch my first chum salmon (dog salmon). Where I was there was a tremendous number of fish. There were 4 or 5 fishermen who caught two while I was there. BUT there were 25 or 30 people just snagging fish. Chum salmon are all catch & release and there are only two rivers in Oregon where it is legal to target chum. These people, not fishermen, snagged at least 300 just in the time I was there. Took chunks out of their sides. You could see them relocate to a pool and try to recover. Some died right away, and I imagine the stress affected their spawning. I said something to a couple of them about the damage they were doing and the ethics. Wasted my breath. There were fathers teaching their sons how to do this and even a husband teaching his wife while the toddler played on the bank (no life jacket). Families with picnic baskets, too.

Went to Eagle Creek to catch coho. There were probably 15 people at the log jam snagging the coho. Legal limit is two. Most were taking four or five with them when they left.

To top off my adventures I went to the hatcheries on the Lewis and Kalama. Snaggers all over the banks at the Lewis and this is AT the hatchery. At the Kalama there is a huge sign stating that you cannot cast past this point even if standing below it. Watched one fisherman comply and four people casting beyond the sign.

What is it about Oregon that encourages this behavior. Is is because true sportsmen are being silent about fish and fishing? I have never seen this audacity anywhere else.

I have contacted ODFW on two occasions, including at the Kilchis. They are aware and concerned. They even ask for assistance from anglers. The state police are responsible for enforcement, but they cannot be everywhere and this not the first priority. In Washington on the Columbia the sheriff departments are involved and appear to do a good job. I have heard many stories of Washington sheriff departments or game wardens setting up with binoculars, getting the evidence, and then confronting the individuals.

My frustration is that we, the anglers, condone this and now it is accepted practice in Oregon. I moved here from Texas, and I know the sportsmen police their own there whether it is poaching, trashing public areas or giving the public reasons to complain.

Frustrating, but I don’t have the answer. Thanks for listening.

Have fished around the world (retired soldier) but only came to Oregon recently. Went recently to Kilchis River to see & catch my first chum salmon (dog salmon). Where I was there was a tremendous number of fish. There were 4 or 5 fishermen who caught two while I was there. BUT there were 25 or 30 people just snagging fish. Chum salmon are all catch & release and there are only two rivers in Oregon where it is legal to target chum. These people, not fishermen, snagged at least 300 just in the time I was there. Took chunks out of their sides. You could see them relocate to a pool and try to recover. Some died right away, and I imagine the stress affected their spawning. I said something to a couple of them about the damage they were doing and the ethics. Wasted my breath. There were fathers teaching their sons how to do this and even a husband teaching his wife while the toddler played on the bank (no life jacket). Families with picnic baskets, too.

Went to Eagle Creek to catch coho. There were probably 15 people at the log jam snagging the coho. Legal limit is two. Most were taking four or five with them when they left.

To top off my adventures I went to the hatcheries on the Lewis and Kalama. Snaggers all over the banks at the Lewis and this is AT the hatchery. At the Kalama there is a huge sign stating that you cannot cast past this point even if standing below it. Watched one fisherman comply and four people casting beyond the sign.

What is it about Oregon that encourages this behavior. Is is because true sportsmen are being silent about fish and fishing? I have never seen this audacity anywhere else.