Dead Fish Dumped Into Lower Wire Road

[Andrew324]

Was at the lower wire road access and saw that someone had dumped a what looked to be 20-30 crappie over the bridge. Dead fish everywhere. Is this legal? Should the conservation be notified?

[Outside Bend]

I'd go ahead and notify your local conservation office/agent of what you saw. May be a fish kill, may be someone committing wanton waste.

[2sheds]

I have never seen crappie swimming in Crane.

[troutfiend1985]

I haven't seen Crappie in Crane either, and like OB said I would contact your local agent. Makes me mad when people do this to beautiful fisheries.

[Andrew324]

Notified the Southwest Regional office. Hopefully we can keep this kinda junk from happening. Thanks to everyone for the advice.

[jdmidwest]

Probably otters, caught them at a local pond and stacked the carcasses there. Look for piles of crap with fish scales in it.

[troutfiend1985]

any word back?

[Andrew324]

No word back. They were just going to shoot an email to the agent who lives in Crane. I wish I could've know it might be otters. Feel kinda stupid if it is, but that was a a good deal of fish. Can otters carry lots of fish like that? It was maybe 30 or 40 fish. I don't know how many ponds there are around the lower wire road.

Maybe a few other anglers will see this thread and be able to distinguish next time something like this happens. I have been standing in the parking lot of the lower wire road stringing up my rod when a guy stopped on the bridge and dumped water/fish into the stream and drove off. That was way back in November. But I do know otters are not uncommon on Crane.

[jdmidwest]

No word back. They were just going to shoot an email to the agent who lives in Crane. I wish I could've know it might be otters. Feel kinda stupid if it is, but that was a a good deal of fish. Can otters carry lots of fish like that? It was maybe 30 or 40 fish. I don't know how many ponds there are around the lower wire road.

Maybe a few other anglers will see this thread and be able to distinguish next time something like this happens. I have been standing in the parking lot of the lower wire road stringing up my rod when a guy stopped on the bridge and dumped water/fish into the stream and drove off. That was way back in November. But I do know otters are not uncommon on Crane.

[Chief Grey Bear]

It wasn't otters. That was JD's feeble attempt at humor while jabbing the MDC in the back. Very typical of him. Do like others and pay no attention.