Spears, spear guns OK to use on smallmouth bass, no size or bag limit

[BilletHead]

Spears, spear guns OK to use on smallmouth bass in Coquille River; no size or bag limit | KMTR (nbc16.com)

 

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[jdmidwest]

Maybe we can start gigging the trout soon.

[Deadstream]

Bumblebees are fish according to California court.  The left coast, bless their twisted brains.

[Gavin]

That's in Oregon, and the bass are non-native. It's their river, and they can manage it how they want. A wild Chinook (King) Salmon is a pretty special and endangered fish, and if killing non-native smallmouth bass helps them out, so be it.  

[Johnsfolly]

I agree with @Gavin that as a non-native and potentially harmful one to the native species gig them all if needed. I don't see them any differently than I do lionfish.

[MOPanfisher]

I was reading a similar article from I think Colorado?  About invasive smallmouth bass.  Hey they are trying to a special status species from a non protected one.  Heck they can probably get special federal funding for it.

[Smalliebigs]

On 7/7/2022 at 9:40 AM, Gavin said:

That's in Oregon, and the bass are non-native. It's their river, and they can manage it how they want. A wild Chinook (King) Salmon is a pretty special and endangered fish, and if killing non-native smallmouth bass helps them out, so be it.  

Kinda how I feel about trout in Missouri streams and rivers. Clean them out….oh you stock them in there??? Oh okay lol