HELP STOP the SPREADOF INVASIVE SPECIESTo prevent Aquatic Invasive Speciesfrom spreading to new locations anglersmust take action to remove any aquatic“hitchhikers” from their equipment, boots,nets, clothing, and other gear used in thewater while fishing.LEARN MORE TIPS ATFWP.MT.GOV/AISWhen you catch anundesired species then usethe device. Also know yourown limits, just becauseyou can keep 7 fish perday does not mean youshould keep that many. Afew years ago, while on amulti-day vacation at NeahBay my son and I went outand limited on rockfish.Between the two of usthat was 14 fish, and wealso caught some salmonthat day and our lingcodwe came back to the dockwith nearly 20 fish to cleanand fillet. That made for along day, and we decidedthat the rest of the tripwould be spent salmonfishing and that only if itwere a slow day would weswitch to bottomfish. Eventhen we kept our personallimits to what we wantedto clean that day, and byour third day we decidedwe had more than enoughwhite flakey fillets for ourtrip. The last two days werespent trolling for salmonand watching local wildlife.Rockfish are delicious andfun to catch but make sureto catch responsibly.APRIL 2024 | 17
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