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5.5 lb.
Smallmouth Bass
caught by Marcus Dismas
on Monday June 23, 2008 at 10:30
near
Colfax
in
Whitman County,
Washington,
United States
North America
using
a xlg golden beetlespin
a Spinnerbait
fishing the inlet of the boyer park marina.
fish bit aggressively and fought hard. took only about 5 minutes to bring in because of the relative lack of bottom structure to hide in.
i hit my limit within about an hour this very warm morning.
the snake river 'drawdowns' (as pushed by the enviromaniacs) were an enviromental nightmare given the topographical subsurface structure on these reservoirs. it was meant to help the salmon fingerlings get to sea easier, but instead it left them high 'n' dry upon the 'shelfs' all along the river. it nearly wiped out entirely ('extinted') the snake and salmon river runs...because small salmon (like most other fish) stay in the shallows. this is what happens when you let extremists effect policy.
it also wiped out what possibly was the finest smallmouth fishery anywhere...or at least in the west. it also damaged the cafish populations too. the only thing it didn't hurt were the suckers and the carp...because they feasted on all of the dead frish and shellfish as the water rose and returned to normal.
this fishery is only just beginning to recover some 10+ years later. fishermen, remain silent no longer or this could happen to you!
Posted by Marcus Dismas about 1 month ago
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That's terrible what happened. Really too bad for the fish. I am sure they meant well, but probably made all their decisions inside a conference room on capital hill rather than out on the water.