dryfly Posted September 30, 2009 Share Posted September 30, 2009 One of the F&W officers in Blairmore asked me to post this on FFC. If you have any information regarding this incident please contact the Blairmore office or call RAP. Thanks, Clive _________________________________________________________________________ On September 15, 2009 the Blairmore Fish and Wildlife Office received a call on the REPORT A POACHER hotline. The caller was concerned about finding evidence of fish poaching on the Oldman River, north of the Crowsnest Pass. The incident took place approximately 5.5 km upstream of Hwy 22 on the north side of the river accessed via the gravel road leading to the Bob Creek Wildland. At a popular parking spot, four fresh fish gut piles lay in the grass. All appeared to be from large trout. When the witness went down to the river, further evidence of poaching was found. Laying in a pile were ten more whole rainbow trout, in the 16-20 inch range, along with a large bull trout exceeding 23 inches. This section of the Oldman River is a designated catch and release only fishery, making the killing and or wasting of any fish illegal. It appears as though the violation occurred on either September 13 or 14th. (Sunday or Monday.) This incident is of particular concern due to number of breeding age fish killed and the fact so many were left to rot. Further to this is the fact that all bull trout in Alberta are protected due to their threatened status. If you have any information about this incident or any other poaching complaint please call the Report A Poacher hotline at 1-800-642-3800 or the Blairmore District Office at 403-562-3289. All callers can remain anonymous and are eligible for a reward. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jjthom2 Posted September 30, 2009 Share Posted September 30, 2009 One of the F&W officers in Blairmore asked me to post this on FFC. If you have any information regarding this incident please contact the Blairmore office or call RAP. Thanks, Clive _________________________________________________________________________ On September 15, 2009 the Blairmore Fish and Wildlife Office received a call on the REPORT A POACHER hotline. The caller was concerned about finding evidence of fish poaching on the Oldman River, north of the Crowsnest Pass. The incident took place approximately 5.5 km upstream of Hwy 22 on the north side of the river accessed via the gravel road leading to the Bob Creek Wildland. At a popular parking spot, four fresh fish gut piles lay in the grass. All appeared to be from large trout. When the witness went down to the river, further evidence of poaching was found. Laying in a pile were ten more whole rainbow trout, in the 16-20 inch range, along with a large bull trout exceeding 23 inches. This section of the Oldman River is a designated catch and release only fishery, making the killing and or wasting of any fish illegal. It appears as though the violation occurred on either September 13 or 14th. (Sunday or Monday.) This incident is of particular concern due to number of breeding age fish killed and the fact so many were left to rot. Further to this is the fact that all bull trout in Alberta are protected due to their threatened status. If you have any information about this incident or any other poaching complaint please call the Report A Poacher hotline at 1-800-642-3800 or the Blairmore District Office at 403-562-3289. All callers can remain anonymous and are eligible for a reward. Unbelievable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suntoucher Posted September 30, 2009 Share Posted September 30, 2009 Thanks for posting this Dryfly, hopefully they will be caught... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Sundancefisher Posted September 30, 2009 Share Posted September 30, 2009 Thanks for posting this Dryfly, hopefully they will be caught... They need to be roasted! Just terrible... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheeler Posted September 30, 2009 Share Posted September 30, 2009 Hang em high! Love the avatar btw. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dube Posted September 30, 2009 Share Posted September 30, 2009 What the hell gets into people? I don't understand what causes people to act like this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fisher26 Posted September 30, 2009 Share Posted September 30, 2009 Ouch... I've released more than a hundred fish in that stretch, and I'd hate to see it spoiled. Good on you Clive for posting this. Hope that F&W catches this person or group and punishes them to the full extent of the law. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theboy Posted September 30, 2009 Share Posted September 30, 2009 Man thats unbelievable......I hope they are caught! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hawgstoppah Posted October 4, 2009 Share Posted October 4, 2009 this is happening up there on a daily basis, are you guys really that shocked over this single case? keep your eyes open up there, this is why the fishing is starting to really suck in alberta :$*%&: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flyfisher Posted October 5, 2009 Share Posted October 5, 2009 This is very disturbing. I don't get the wanton waste of fish? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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