Greg Price
Love da little fishies
Yesterday I cheerfully exclaimed to an older woman how nice a day it was to be walking a dog on beach.
Her reply - YOU CANNOT BE FISHING IN THIS MARINE PRESERVE!!!!
I told her i have checked the rules , and as long as I am fishing from shore or in a non motorized boat I am legal.
Then she said, read the the sign, it says no removal of fish, animals or plants from the marine preserve.
I told her i catch and release, so that seemed to quiet her up.
----but----
It got me to thinking of whether or not i can harvest (remove) salmon from this marine preserve.
On my way back to the car, i re-read the informational sign from city of Tacoma. It referred to some what i believe to be city ordinance stating that no fish, plant or animal can be removed from this preserve. Hmmmn
-----so------
I got out my trusty State of WA Sport Fishing Rules booklet and went thru it. There are two sections that mention this marine preserve specifically, one in the Marine area 13 section and one in the Marine Preserve section.
Per the state rules in the Area 13 map, the preserve is "CLOSED to the harvesting of fish, shellfish, and wildlife exept salmon fishing, using lures only, is permitted from shore or non-motorized craft.
I looked up the definition of "lure" and a fly seems to meet the definition of lure here.
Per the Marine Preserves section of the state rules, The marine Preserve is "closed to all shellfish harvest", no mention of anything else like salmon or wild life.
What do you think?
Can a person legally harvest a hatchery Coho Ressie from this area 13 beach using a fly rod from bank or non motorized craft?
Her reply - YOU CANNOT BE FISHING IN THIS MARINE PRESERVE!!!!
I told her i have checked the rules , and as long as I am fishing from shore or in a non motorized boat I am legal.
Then she said, read the the sign, it says no removal of fish, animals or plants from the marine preserve.
I told her i catch and release, so that seemed to quiet her up.
----but----
It got me to thinking of whether or not i can harvest (remove) salmon from this marine preserve.
On my way back to the car, i re-read the informational sign from city of Tacoma. It referred to some what i believe to be city ordinance stating that no fish, plant or animal can be removed from this preserve. Hmmmn
-----so------
I got out my trusty State of WA Sport Fishing Rules booklet and went thru it. There are two sections that mention this marine preserve specifically, one in the Marine area 13 section and one in the Marine Preserve section.
Per the state rules in the Area 13 map, the preserve is "CLOSED to the harvesting of fish, shellfish, and wildlife exept salmon fishing, using lures only, is permitted from shore or non-motorized craft.
I looked up the definition of "lure" and a fly seems to meet the definition of lure here.
Per the Marine Preserves section of the state rules, The marine Preserve is "closed to all shellfish harvest", no mention of anything else like salmon or wild life.
What do you think?
Can a person legally harvest a hatchery Coho Ressie from this area 13 beach using a fly rod from bank or non motorized craft?