Al, I am a little confused. I know you spend a lot of time on the River, and am confident you can distinguish gig marks from herons etc. My question is are these fish, dead, cleaned, or alive. If they are dead or cleaned shoot a photo, gps to MDC, might provide evidence or ? If they are alive, are these poachers (note poachers not giggers) practicing some type of morbid catch and release? Just having a hard time getting my head around it.
We also need to understand that the suckers eat large numbers of sow bugs helligimites etc. without some type of control they would likely out compete many fish for food as they could become overpopulated...
I distain the poachers as much or more than yourself and Scott, but respect the sport and conservation tool. Thanks