Illegal to use bait for STEELHEAD

[letsfish]

What! you say? That is what I said!Read your 2002 Fishing regs. for the Willamette Zone a couple of Quotes :tongue: age 45 "Angling restricted to atificial fies and lures in streams(Salmon and Steelhead )",page 45 under regulations for this zone: " 3. in streams, fishing for all species is restricted to artificial flies and lures."
WHAT IS GOING ON!!!
Please post your understanding after studying this new restriction. I know of nobody that has even mentioned this- everybody still using eggs and shrimp.
This also means no "wraps" for the springer fishery on the willamette. You Can't even target bluegill catfish crappie, perch using bait in a stream(as defined by ODFW:"The free-flowing portion of all rivers and creeks, including beaver ponds and tide gated sloughs.")
I have a hunch this has to do with bulltrout protection.But hasn't this been taken to the extreme?
Anybody in the know-know?

[alwyze fishin]

letsfish

read the part on the same page (45) Under regulations part 1. its in blue I beleave that is what it is talking about I could be wrong.

Jeff alwyze fishin

[Son of an Okie]

Try page 50 under specific waters. Use of bait is allowed year round from the mouth up to the Hwy 20 bridge in Albany.

[Nanook]

Whew...thanks Keith! :smile:

[Drachir]

Each river and stream that allows use of bait, has a specific listing in the special regulations for each river. As an example, Clackamas River: Use of bait is allowed. :grin: