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[GotaFish]

This is just a sad story, the Huzzah looks like it was doing pretty good, but this illegal activity has taken a significant toll on the small mouth population.

[jdmidwest]

The Huzzah never looked like any stream that I wanted to spend time on.  Went by the big campground on Highway 8 this afternoon, too crowded.

I have waded the Courtois and been ran over by floaters, never figgered that one out either.

[Mitch f]

31 minutes ago, jdmidwest said:

The Huzzah never looked like any stream that I wanted to spend time on.  Went by the big campground on Highway 8 this afternoon, too crowded.

I have waded the Courtois and been ran over by floaters, never figgered that one out either.

That’s where the incident happened. The floaters saw these dudes spearing and netting the fish and when they got back to the take out they reported to the conservation department. They immediately went back and busted them.

[fishinwrench]

It's been 2 decades since I've spent time on Huzzah cr......and either the fishing has improved drastically, or there are a few things I'd like to learn from the Hondurans! 

[snagged in outlet 3]

7 hours ago, fishinwrench said:

It's been 2 decades since I've spent time on Huzzah cr......and either the fishing HAD improved drastically, or there are a few things I'd like to learn from the Hondurans! 

FIFY😆

[WestCentralFisher]

10 hours ago, jdmidwest said:

The Huzzah never looked like any stream that I wanted to spend time on.  Went by the big campground on Highway 8 this afternoon, too crowded.

I have waded the Courtois and been ran over by floaters, never figgered that one out either.

It's a fun walk and wade stream in the fall when the water is low and the canoe rentals aren't running anymore. I don't even like canoeing it without a fishing pole during the summer. Not that it has anything you'd call a rapid, but the riffles are way too narrow for playing dodge-a-tube to be fun.

[Mitch f]

9 hours ago, fishinwrench said:

It's been 2 decades since I've spent time on Huzzah cr......and either the fishing has improved drastically, or there are a few things I'd like to learn from the Hondurans! 

they can teach you how to use a spear! And how to get across the border.

[snagged in outlet 3]

31 minutes ago, Mitch f said:

they can teach you how to use a spear! And how to get across the border.

Both require swimming too😂

[Mitch f]

6 minutes ago, snagged in outlet 3 said:

Both require swimming too😂

 

[tjm]

So if you don't like the stream or don't fish it or have never been there (myself)  does that make the poaching okay? I may be misreading these comments but it sounds like some are saying "not my creek, it don't matter"?

I don't think it matters where the poachers came from originally nor how they filed their paperwork, the crime of concern is the poaching. The report doesn't even mention that they might be Honduran or Chinese or Hungarian and I'm sure the fish don't care. It's surprising that the issue of being native redneck versus imported redneck is even mentioned here, fishing violations are equally harmful and equally serious regardless, and it must be just as serious on someone else's creek as it would be on "my creek". 

So, what will be the outcome? a small fine and revoke their fishing permits (which they weren't using, probably didn't have) and tell them in a stern voice "y'all behave now". Not much teeth in our game and fish regulations, hardly worth the Agent's efforts.