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Merwin Poaching Update

I received a call this morning from my friend Mike at Merwin with an update on this situation. The group we've been concerned about was observed putting in at a launch area, law enforcement was alerted, and the Sheriff's Marine Patrol with a WDFW game warden aboard intercepted them and found spearing equipment aboard their boat. No arrests were made, as they weren't caught in the act, but they got a verbal warning that spearing fish is illegal. A couple of them have prior poaching violations, so I feel sure they're not going to stop. This group is putting in at Cresap Bay and working the Canyon Creek area (the inlet river past the bridge, up by the dam), so if you're in that area be on the lookout for them, but don't approach them; use your cell phone to call 911. 

According to Mike there's now a second group, also from the Portland-Vancouver emigre community and presumably acquainted with the first group, who are using a small rental boat and putting in at Speelyai. If you're at Speelyai, be on the lookout for anything unusual and take down license numbers, boat numbers, and descriptions if you can, but again don't confront them, just get useful information to law enforcement.

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Permalink Reply by Craig Bukowski on August 15, 2013 at 11:23am

Great info Don and thanks for letting us know what to look out for and what to do and not do! Do we have better registration numbers/subject descriptions?  Especially since the wardens actually boarded their boat.

Permalink Reply by Ed Walzer on August 15, 2013 at 4:24pm

I wondered where these guys have been. I haven't seen them in the last 4 trips out. I'm sorry though, I have to confront them. Its just me. Last time I did so with my wife in the boat. Lets her see another side of me.

Permalink Reply by Mike Floyd on August 15, 2013 at 6:20pm

Thanks for the info Don. I'll be down this weekend and I'll keep an eye out for them.

Permalink Reply by Todd Reis on August 16, 2013 at 9:21am
That's awesome. So if the group had prior violations why wouldn't they get ticketed for having the spear guns in their possession? Or did they loose their spear guns. I'm with Ed..you have to confront them..they are poachers PERIOD!
Permalink Reply by Todd Reis on September 3, 2013 at 7:33pm

Here is the results from an attempted spear gun shot at a beautiful 46 x 19 Tiger from Merwin Reservoir. Strong fish..those turds need to stop this ILLEGAL activity..

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