I got a polite letter today asking about why I would publicize the folks who wait for the steelhead truck to arrive and start fishing for them as soon as they hit the water.
In year's past, I've seen anglers literally casting at the feet of the F&G guys as they were releasing steelhead into the river.
I know folks get excited about steelhead. It's a lot of fun to catch one, and that's why F&G puts them in the river, so people can catch them.
But I don't think people should lose their sense of ethics, which is admittedly a big gray area.
So I pose the question: What are the ethical boundaries for steelhead in the Boise River? We probably all agree that casting at the feet of the guy releasing them is crossing the line, but how long should a person wait before fishing, and what's out of line and acceptable for this unique fishery?
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Maybe a good question is, Has anyone ever caught a steelhead (or other fish) from under the feet of the F&Gers?
I would expect those fish need a little bit of time to acclimate before they go into eating (or striking) mode.
If F&G has an issue about it (or sportsmen) then an effort to change regs to fishing the next day would be easy to promote. Again, just looking at catch records, it seems unlikely many are caught within the first hours of being released.
The police have better luck catching steelheads early...
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