Fish Report for 9-13-2007

Klamath River Fish Report 09-13-07

9-13-2007
Ken Cunningham

Sorry for the update delay. No excuse, other than I have been real busy fishing extra hours trying to find fish since the Indians began their commercial gill netting on August 22. The nets were not letting any fish up river until lately. They are making a major impact on future runs with the thousands of fish they are killing now with no regard to escapement for the future. It kind of makes you wonder why the Federal Government shut down commercial fishing some eighty years ago if it could not sustain the salmon runs then. The fish number have not got better since then, so why is it alright now. Well it sure looks like its happening all over again and just think, the Indians would like you to believe it is because of the Hydro dams. If you don't like what is going on, please write your congressman and tell them what you have witnessed and voice your concerns. That's the only way things will change. I wonder what nets and commercial quotas that are not adhered to contribute to the lack to fish in the future. Back to fishing - Like I said the fishing has been tuff, except the last few days. With the hundreds of fish now pouring through the mouth of the river now, the fish are some how beginning to find their way through and with a little work most guides are able to get limits for their clients. This should stay this way or even get better if the nets come out. I still have a few weekdays open during the last two weeks of September and the first week of Oct.


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