Unreal! Snagging Goons! I lost my cool! I had enough!

[@snowww816]

You losing your cool isn't the same as me losing mine.

[@ten98media]

Literally this dude did absolutely nothing lmfao

[@kfarthing29]

I was waiting for him to lose his cool the whole video.

[@innocentbystander6901]

Can't trust them probably armed.

[@jimmymack6938]

As soon as you see them snagging, report them.... turn in poachers and pay your bill with the rewards

[@PeopleTheWe]

No kidding!

[@MichaelSeidl-mb3nx]

The most impressive thing in this entire video is tying the knot with gloves on. That's superhuman shit right there...

[@avenue8822]

Ive been fishing for years, and couldnt do that on my best day, even when its warm.

[@PAWildlife]

Hahaha an acquired skill

[@josepchmasi]

Was about to comment the same thing. I also commend you for your patience.

[@Trails_trout]

@@MichaelSeidl-mb3nx facts

[@Stormy2510]

Right! I'm an avid fly-fisher and that is impressive! I also rock climb and ice climb and I can't even tie THOSE knots with gloves on!

[@donresh56]

Reported three snaggers on the Platte River, took the DNR less than twenty minutes to show up. They got them.

[@Mushymush1]

Nice. We need more Fish and Game wardens.

[@daviddoolittle7367]

Yes you should call. It piss’s me off too

[@jp.9664]

Good ! I'm sick and tired of these foreigners coming here and raping our fisheries.

[@mikes9759]

That's good to hear!! I've seen a lot of problems around Seattle with taking squid too!! Definitely more than a full time job!!!

[@sharonrigs7999]

I hate poachers

[@frankiemartinez2615]

"They are eating the dogs"😂😂😂 "They are snagging the fish"

I remember seeing a group like this using as many as five rods per person. A game warden came and asked them if they belonged to them, they denied it. He said, "Then you won't mind if I take them, will you?" He walked off with at least 12 fishing rod and reel combos. I could barely suppress the chuckle; they had been fishing that part of the shoreline ruthlessly for four hours.

[@litemetal]

That’s awesome 👏 🤩 😎

[@nickgarv8835]

Would have asked if I could buy a couple off him 😂 discount combos

[@briroc26]

That's great

[@TheBeefSlayer]

Guy at the end just throwing his trash in the woods. 🤬🤬🤬 what a bastard.

[@oldpolak5203]

These guys are pigs and should be reported

[@_familyMAN]

Yep, that’s what they did to their entire country before showing up here. I’m tired of this south of the border trash that’s here to exploit our country.

[@dannysnaith7431]

Wankerz

[@markhogan6057]

​@@oldpolak5203Deported*

[@TerminalM193]

Their kind think this is completely normal in their country.... This is how they act...

[@TerminalM193]

I hope the game warden made it in time... I would have absolutely LOST MY MIND seeing that dude littering in the end. I would have ended up in trouble at that point.

[@Greenliight]

You could definitely get in their face, they won’t call cops they don’t even know how probably

[@TakeMetotheRiver.]

That's the attitude I'm looking to see... no patience for destroying our wilderness

[@OGjayraimie]

I would not have been able to be as polite as you sir. You have the patience of a saint.

[@GoodDeal-c1x]

You can’t be a jerk to a group of people and you’re the only one in the woods. You gotta use common sense

[@fearporn4386]

​@GoodDeal-c1x you can be if you're the biggest and craziest one in the woods at the time!!😂

[@GoodDeal-c1x]

@ I carry so I have no fear of humans when I’m in the woods. Only bears get me a little jittery 🎣

[@lesleymahar1411]

​@GoodDeal-c1x and THEY DON'T!?🤣🤣🤣

[@TheKi77en]

NO ONE is talking about the sheer amount of illegal fishing being done by the foreign invaders. All summer, wherever I went to paddle board or even lake beaches to swim, I saw people fishing that I knew damn well didn't have a license. EVERYWHERE. And when I started fishing, I saw even more using nets and weird setups on their lines (I guess it was snagging) to catch whatever. This is seriously hurting the fish population as they don't care what size and breed or how many they're allowed to take and I never see any rangers doing jack shit about it!!

[@Pchi427]

I’m a foreigner. What are you saying? Let’s make this straight! White man kills everything for a hard on. Then the resources gets scarce. Then white man becomes world police on conservation. That’s facts! Watch how you choose your words. I am very much against poachers. But you using “foreign Invaders” proves who you are.

[@andrewturnbull4633]

It’s a huge problem in Toronto on Lake Ontario tribs as well.

[@fristipapi]

here in the netherlands they come from the east and steal the trophy carp to eat them its quite a problem

[@sweetcup6694]

But yet I bet did absolutely nothing about it.

[@muskietime]

Most important thing you can do is Vote.

[@RJ67.]

Here on Cape Cod if you're caught snagging fish, especially Herring , the Game Warden will take every bit of property you used to do it including your car or truck. We don't screw around up here.

[@ManyLegions88]

They do that all the way over here in Indiana dude

[@ericgumby1578]

@@ManyLegions88 Just about everywhere in the U.S I grew up fishing off of a 12 foot john boat and was always told obey the rules or they can take the boat and all your fishing gear.

[@ManyLegions88]

@ericgumby1578 Same here

[@projectj3494]

These are Kamala supporters, they get a pass. Two tiered system of government!!

[@goose33]

If your white They won't touch the new protected class

[@fierceflyer5]

You Sir are a man of integrity and patience. The more I watched the more upset I got with those poachers. We have them here by the truckload. Taking shorts or whatever they can hook. They take them to their restaurant and charge unsuspecting patrons illegally poached fish. Probably not even the fish which they ordered. There still an honor in real fishermen around here & I know some why will even throw these poachers’ fish back. I try to help by keeping them preoccupied talking to them. BTW most do speak(sort of) English and understand everything you say. They like to play dumb.

[@tanyasteers4802]

Should have seen the white guys from ny and jersey dumped 40 totes in front of the coastguard they paid a 1300 dollar fine and no loss of license, totally bullshit and a charter boat to boot

[@whiskeykilmer1866]

They are disgusting and they're everywhere

[@MarkFranklin-ws5jf]

There doing that on purpose so you leave. 10:17 I would have gone violent! Haha. But your alone to their 3 plus

[@TheHighrider3]

I would bet they don't even have a fishing license.

[@zaptainkuboom5520]

They're not fishing they're snagging

[@BeansPower]

@@zaptainkuboom5520fr snagging is inhumane as hell and shouldnt be compared to fishing

[@timothysawyer-garza6372]

Living life dangerously with a bet like that buddy.

[@TakeMetotheRiver.]

No way I don't even have one for my own state

[@thsizzle8272]

They probably don’t even have passports 😂

[@rodbelding9523]

All those people in the creek, that's a joke. Precisely why I never got into steelhead/salmon fishing. I fish for solitude, not to be in crowds lol.

[@crow345]

Yeah, I'm thinking I might just quit salmon fishing, nobody even fishes for them properly, and everybody doing it just gets on your nerves by closing in on you

[@blakedurdle6644]

Y’all are going to the known hot spots ….the overcrowded shi t show … when there’s fish in the river , there’s fish in the river. Find spots that you gotta hike to for the seclusion, find parks you gotta pay to enter for the day to keep out most the idiots . Get a pair of waders or a cheap inflatable to get down the river . I catch fish all by myself with no issues avoiding ppl in southern Ontario, which is difficult but do able . And believe me I tell ppl what’s up that are chasing fish with nets in their hand , or snagging fish . The Toronto area is getting worse every season .

[@slick3336]

I agree. I'm never got huge into steelhead and never will. To many people standing on top of you

[@ashleyhewes5126]

In Oregon they make fun of you if you don't salmon fish. I think it just exemplifies a lack of skill if that's the only thing you can catch. Make fun of me for my 15 pound carp if you want but you're the one who only knows how to troll. 12 hours trolling is not the same as 12 hours paddling or beating the shoreline. It's not studying the feeding patterns of the target species. It's not having fun. You gotta smash a 12 pack in the boat cuz you're bored you're not doing it right.

[@slick3336]

@@ashleyhewes5126 yeah they make fun of me for carp to but I dont care. At least I don't have to deal with alot of people lol

[@quentinn.3837]

Bro you need a solid fishing partner that has your back. If not, everyone around the world seems to magically speak Smith & Wesson when you break it out.

[@Stormy2510]

As my Squad Leader told me back in 05 when I asked if I should learn some Arabic before our deployment to Baghdad... "M4 is a universal language." 😂

[@lyndonreddick1888]

Break out what?

[@quentinn.3837]

Your best Pokemon card, Pokemon battle on the river Asians love it

[@quentinn.3837]

​@@lyndonreddick1888"Glockachu I choose you"

[@SubsonicWhat]

@@lyndonreddick1888 boom stick

[@tjuan7]

They take everything and anything! I went on a charter boat one time and a guy caught a fish that was out of season. He was told by the mate its out of season you can’t keep it and if were in season it’s to small anyway. Suddenly the guy didn’t understand english until we got close to the dock and he was told if fish and game or state police are at the dock and search him he would be fined, he understood perfect English then! He throws the fish back but it was already dead. Pissed me off. This is why things are so F’d up in their countries. They don’t let fish grow. Great job reporting them.

[@Feffro]

It's not easy feeding billions of people hopefully they can figure It out before it's too late

[@harrykhunt9179]

​@@Feffro their breeding culture is no1s problem except their own

[@notmyname3883]

WHere was the boat captain? If that happened on his boat then he's responsible.

[@KCBluesJams]

It’s not immigrants it’s poachers boy there is sure a lot racism against people of color 🤔you people realize the greatest number of poachers are white people right 😉

[@megacatsupreme466]

They do the same thing here at the inlets in South Jersey. They keep anything and everything. They've even been caught poaching diamondback terrapins in the middle of the night.

[@jerrylowe9808]

Hey, buddy, thank you so much for sharing this. We need more people like you outfishing, I back you a thousand percent.I just wish I had been there with you. Just to back you up because you never know when something might go bad. That's the reason I always carry, but I am so glad that you called Dnr

[@jerrysavol1445]

They were trying to get you to leave...so they could have a snag fest

[@blazinpuffs]

Fucking foreigners man.

[@Robert-k3x2t]

Driving fish downstream it seems

[@thepassionate3335]

​@@Robert-k3x2t yep.

[@jacobishii6121]

Saying you don't have a camera while there's video rolling was one of the funniest things in the video

[@alancochran5275]

Its like saying , ' I don't have an icepick, sucks what happened to all your tires.'

[@erikhancock98569]

Damn, there are more guys snagging than fishing legally! Unreal!

[@Bpositiveandprosper]

That’s the way it is lately. About 80% snagging and flossing and 20% legit in my waters. It’s sad. This is strictly talking about bank fish man during the salmon run.

[@prestonpowers7376]

What is snagging for a non fisher....​@@Bpositiveandprosper

[@kecaleb]

Had this happened today. Illegal fish, and language barrier. To make things worse, they were casting over my line...

[@potatusha793]

Happens in the UK too, certain groups combing beaches on an industrial scale to supply dodgy resturaunts, taking undersized crabs, fish etc poaching rivers and public spaces for profit.

[@90skidnomo]

You can keep the game from UK beaches, what’s the problem with that?

[@Mr........BIGBIG]

Sux

[@manager6461]

"certain groups" and it's just asians lol

[@pauldean8638]

⁠@@90skidnomowhat ? There’s limits and bans on certain saltwater species so what you on about you can keep anything ?

[@90skidnomo]

@@pauldean8638 didn’t say everything but that you can keep the game. Rules are clear. Even with the rules the kissers make a fuss when you keep it.

[@johnhovorka3062]

They dont speak english and don't obey the rules.

[@Equinox051256]

The last person looked like an old white guy.

[@chrismaurer2075]

They know the rules and use the I don't speak English crap as an excuse for everything.

[@fishguru73]

Why would they think the laws apply to them since they can just walk into America like they own it?

[@ChristopherBix]

And there’s FAR more people who grew up here and speak English fine that ignore the laws.

[@crunchfootjim4936]

@@chrismaurer2075 Yes,that old guy had all well rehearsed excuses ready to go.

[@aaronlindsay5641]

You are a better man than I. I would have lost my shit when they first tried to walk through the hole. And especially when I realized what they were doing.

[@historyhunter5215]

I had a guy do this to me at the creek here a few weeks ago. He came up stood on the hill above me and said, "do you mind if I cast OVER you"... Yes OVER the top of me!!!! I made it a point to let him know as I was packing up how angry I was, and if I ever seen that little purple car pull up next to me fishing a spot ever again he would not drive out of there...

[@PAWildlife]

that is insane. Unreal.

[@kevinkline6835]

Yes Warden, You will see them at their car trying to figure out how they got 4 flat tires? No Sir Warden, I have no idea how they got bullet holes in their windshields and engine block? But I do have an idea how they got the 10 Steelhead in the back of their vehicle. I have video of the violations. Yes Sir I'll send it to you. Have a great day Warden.

[@Robert-vl3ur]

you = keyboard warrior 🙂

[@geebee864]

@@CraigMullenmeistermaga what

[@Mushymush1]

Going to get worse and worse, unfortunately.

[@kevinkline6835]

@@Mushymush1 yes it is sadly.

[@kevinkline6835]

@@CraigMullenmeister I am for sure. Only a foolish person or a Wokie would vote for Commiela.

[@blly8325]

I commend you on your patience. Me and my buddy strictly fly fish Steelies and to watch these mopes snag is insane. We’d be definitely fighting 💯. Thank you for caring for that stretch of fishery 👊👍

[@JohnJames.]

Chuck and duck giving a bad name

[@user-he3qb4xo4i]

I'll fight you right now billy

[@dawntreader7079]

yup, in Colorado we'd be laying hands on these chumps pretty quick.

[@rickgonzales5689]

Thank you for your video and reporting wish more people were like you fishing would be better 😊

[@nmk329]

Imagine going to the river after a stressful week of work to unwind, and this is what you deal with

[@classics289]

A Vietnamese coworker who loved to fish told me that rules were for white people. He would never throw anything back no matter what size. He was saying it to be funny but was completely serious.

[@TomahawkTom]

Chinese people do the same thing in Cove behind my house. Everything goes in a bucket... and they leave line with hooks and bait still attached to it in the bushes....

[@travismaxwell9115]

Why are they even here???????

[@sudaneseareshit]

And the rubbish they leave behind , turn a beautiful spot into a garbage dump!

[@vittoriovuocolo2438]

They usually use cast nets. Whatever they catch they keep.

[@cardo718]

Abalone on the north coast of Northern California from San Francisco Bay to the Oregon state line has been completely banned back in 2015. The large majority of the poachers were Asians. I have been diving for abalone in the ocean since I was a kid, during the 1960's. It is a good thing that it is now banned. Perhaps the species will have a chance to survive.

[@BUCKST3R]

What beautiful fish you caught absolutely stunning

[@user-he3qb4xo4i]

And then he released it.... absolutely pointless for him to even be standing in the river. Let alone fishing it

[@Shawnpimpin601]

​@@user-he3qb4xo4i What if he has fish at home? Fishing isn't just all About eating you know

[@BUCKST3R]

@@user-he3qb4xo4i he caught it with skill Mr brain dead doesn’t have enough patience to actually fish. He had on 3 trouble hooks raking the river bed definitely did the right thing he kept his cool and called fish and game I would of done the same

[@henrythepoker]

​@@user-he3qb4xo4iAre you saying it's pointless to be at the river or fishing unless you keep the fish?

[@user-he3qb4xo4i]

​@henrythepoker no. I'm saying it's pointless to complain about the way another man harvest food for his family. When you are the man fishing for sport.

[@ray2304]

Those folks are the reason we don't have abalone season in California anymore.

[@christopherharlan6594]

they almost wiped out the oysters in Humboldt bay also hell they damn near wiped out the sand crabs on the Samoa beach when i was a kid

[@gregoryl.levitre9759]

Bullshit. Corporations are the reason. You must be a bot.

[@ElonaldTrusk]

​@@gregoryl.levitre9759yea maaaaaan... And like... Farting cows and stuff maaaan.

[@KR-ys1io]

​@@ElonaldTrusk lmfao youre an idiot if you think commercial fishing is sustainable. Just look at squid and cod, shit is gone lol. Stupid ass old head mentality. Thank god yall power and pull in the world is diminishing.

[@Andrew-wt1oq]

​@@gregoryl.levitre9759Highly inaccurate. When you have people doing unregulated hunting/ fishing.. THAT is what destroys populations and any chance of harvest. But.. go on.. i guess?

[@JohnGMan50]

I cannot believe how big that rainbow trout was holy crap dude 😯😎

[@joeyeddy9344]

That's all I kept thinking is this like some.specially stocked Rick people club stream? I've been fishing the pequest in NJ my entire life and have never seen anything even close to that beauty.

[@David-rp3mk]

Steelhead trout. They come out of lake erie up the tributaries to spawn.

[@consentofthegoverned5145]

You should see how big the steelhead coming up from the Pacific get!

[@David-rp3mk]

@consentofthegoverned5145 definitely a bucket list trip

[@swedenoble6083]

Rainbow trout Steelhead Moron🎉😂

[@schauber95]

Wildlife agencies won’t do anything but will check you at a boat ramp

[@BigMerkGee]

They'll let them do as they please; yet hold you up with small talk and check your whole setup out.

[@eriksmith931]

When i lived in western ny the judges would throw out tons of snagging/over limit tickets

[@LatinXBagFlower]

Just like how cops will refuse to fight real crime but will pull over and ticket Whites who have a tail light out

[@avenue8822]

Ive seen them cite people for snagging and over the limit several times here in Michigan.

[@ReligionSickinsMe]

To a “mostly” abiding citizen, “You know it’s against the law to clean your fish before coming back to dock and report” in the same breath, “move along snagger, this doesn’t concern you!”

[@Secretidentitycomics26]

Fishing here in Ontario about a month ago on the Nith river. Three guys jump in water where I'm fishing, with nets . Never seen anything like it in my life. Then about 8 more, I'm assuming family came along with buckets full of multi species. Told them what they were doing was illegal, but of course..." no speak english" .

[@floridamanfishes9085]

Bring buckshot next time

[@chuckh4077]

​@@floridamanfishes9085yup. What they going to do? Call the cops. They would get themselves in trouble

[@nedread6700]

I like how you blur the fish’s face so he can’t be identified, good thinking 5:41

[@JohnPascavageFishing]

Good stuff here. My father in law were fishing that same creek a few weeks ago, not much in that hole at the time, but we did well up above the bridge. Also, saw someone get busted by the Fish Commission who had apparently kept three fish, took them to their van, and came back down and tried to keep another.

[@PAWildlife]

Good stuff! Sorry I missed you. I would love to meet ya sometime. I enjoy your videos.

[@raggamuffin2682]

These “people” do this on Long Island too. It’s like “little El Salvador” here. Our politicians sold our nation out

[@Highimfishing420]

😂😂 it was never yalls nation either goofy😂😂

[@raggamuffin2682]

you smoke weed and fish wow dude you’re a bundle of sticks. Go back to where you came from.

[@YourFriendlyHoodVampire]

Bruh it was an old white guy in the video... The fuck is wrong with rural america

[@stevenundzid4765]

@@Highimfishing420 You think it's funny ?

[@ryanp1874]

⁠@@Highimfishing420i mean it is lol. you can keep crying about it though

[@incaspathway8595]

Poaching maggots

[@raymondstrehl3679]

Don't raise and don't respect the Wildlife

[@southern04man]

Probably illegal. I would bet my pay check on it.

[@tylercrank7729]

@@southern04man100000000000% illegal.

Bro this BOILS MY BLOOD. I don't know personally how you stayed that calm, impressive really. This is unacceptable, good job reporting

[@orangetabby2012]

You mean to say deported

[@fishincontrol]

I appreciate you doing your part. It always sucks to have to call in on somebody, but if we don't speak up we won't have these fisheries for future generations to enjoy.

[@PAWildlife]

Agreed!! Thank you

[@Chris-pl7tp]

You are too patient lol I would flip especially when they walked through the hole 😂

[@BADHABIT571]

BWAHAHAHAHAHAHA

[@tylermills8135]

Woulda definitely accidentally gotten a hook somewhere…

[@brucemcclary3260]

Another reason to vote for Trump

[@chacho-rw1gl]

@@brucemcclary3260 Trump doesn't give a shit about nature or fishing

[@brucemcclary3260]

@@chacho-rw1gl yeah but I do and I’d like it if immigrants would follow the rules we have,,snagging fish,keeping way too many,,,give me a break!!!!

[@Viper_Poker]

We have a similar problem here in Seattle wa. Especially on the Spokane street bridge. There's about 14 of these guys and they have two scouts listening to scanners so they know when the game warden is coming. We need to band together and make this problem go the fuck away 💯

[@CM-xr9oq]

I'm in the area. I'll call them out when I see them. I've sees some pretty small crabs leaving with people at the Edmonds pier, recently.

[@seahawksFishing]

Yeah somebody's gonna get wet if I see this shit. It drives me insane. People aren't from here come and ruin our fisheries with snagging and poaching.

[@InTheFlow66]

Unfortunately I think every good fishing area in our country has this problem...all they do is rape our resources.

[@chrismaurer2075]

@@seahawksFishing Foreigners come here and seem to think they can do whatever they want. A couple of years ago I read an article about Chinese guy's coming to California and going in the Northern Cal. woods and digging up plants I believe they were called succulents and boxing them up and shipping them back to China to sell . They seem to all use the same excuse " I don't speak English" .

[@Viper_Poker]

@@seahawksFishing Im a retired Commercial fisherman. I was born in Bellingham and I have fished all over this state. I just can't believe how brazen these ass holes are?

[@kansonephommachanh7447]

Literally shaking in the hands, while trying to fetch info to TURN IN POACHERS. T.I.P explains how furious you were. Respect for your coolness. Subbed. 🎣on.

[@fullpushmetals6711]

All conservation efforts will be undone now.. enjoy it while you can. All ponds around me have been cleaned.. its fun times for us who have grown up protecting our surroundings.

[@kylekorverthagoat7074]

Yeah ponds around me get cleaned tf out by all the Asians, Russians, and Ukrainians they let in the country. The second a pond gets posted on fishbrain or facebook you can expect an entire 3 generations of family/extended family lining the bank every day until nothing is left. All using sibiki rigs with like 12 hooks on them too

[@HairlipButcher]

That's when ya let all the air out of their tires n call the game warden!

[@jcee2768]

Probably trying to piss you off on purpose so you’d leave

[@Mr_Negrodamus]

That's EXACTLY what was happening. 👏

[@eeassa]

Problem is that this goes on everywhere and there are not nearly enough officers to enforce the laws. Sickening.

[@SirPraiseSun]

this is done on purpose we get flooded with lawless criminals so they can steal our rights and freedoms and install tracking and cameras everywhere....

[@ryanjones7681]

There's PLENTY of officers, they would just rather sit at the boat ramp and wait for us legals then actually fix the real issues.

[@cpuminerz]

In my local area, you’ll get punched right in the mouth for improper etiquette. For pouching or snagging, you can only hope the authorities get you first. That’s no joke.

[@RoryLynott]

I can't imagine breaking a game law outside of the USA and not dealing with severe consequences. Yet here in America, a goon gets an ignorance pass. For me, our fish and game resources in this country are not valued nearly enough.

[@irkjustice5600]

My brother was telling me about a month ago, that he was fishing at one of our local lakes here in Ohio, and witnessed foreigners cast netting, and keeping game fish (which is completely illegal). He called, but by the time the game warden showed up, they were gone. They were keeping undersized largemouth bass, crappies, and anything else that they caught in their net.

[@jacobcarrillo7896]

Yup only gonna get worse eventually it will extinct certain fish . We gonna be 1dt world country with 3rd world problems

[@acrossroads93]

Was it lake erie?

[@straubdavid9]

@@jacobcarrillo7896 We already are!

[@CS-xn6vb]

It’s always Asians

[@takenursht8701]

Ty for doing the right thing! We all need to speak up for the experience and for the conservation of nature in general. There is rules for a reason. Let’s follow them.

[@user-he3qb4xo4i]

Rules for thee not for me. Your government who makes these rules will sell you and your sovereignty to the highest bidder. Use your brain

[@mylescider1214]

These spawning runs are a great opportunity for anglers to put some extra food in their freezers, but there's no need to exploit the resource like that. Just one of those fish would be enough to feed an entire family.

[@tommcclellan1133]

You kept your cool better than most. Good on you for calling them out too. Good on you for calling it in too. No place for any of their behavior there. Crazy

[@user-he3qb4xo4i]

Imagine supporting the little girl who catches and releases rather than the man feeding his family

[@MrOldclunker]

I used to work plain cloths and you wouldn't believe the number of people we cited left and right.

[@Mr_Negrodamus]

So you hid in plain sight to trick tax paying Americans?

[@Bpositiveandprosper]

Plain clothes conservations officers are something I’ve never seen on our rivers but I wish I did. Salmon snagging in the Great Lakes is so bad.

[@davecfishing7907]

@@Bpositiveandprosper FL uses them

[@davidwalesby2426]

back in the day they would have wound up being held un water until the bubbles stopped

[@jonah-n8l]

😂

[@tiddybearkush]

That is how we need to deal with them in the end because it doesn't matter how much we tell them, they do not listen. Why should we suffer here in the west because we take care of our environment, economy and have a healthy culture.. It's so tiresome

[@StriperScott]

Way to keep your cool. Fall in Western NY has the greatest fishery, and to see people trash it...Disturbing. Great Vid, happy to sub!

[@PAWildlife]

Thank you!! I appreciate it!!

[@theebeardedviking87]

I love how you own those f-ing snaggers. Great job mister

[@courtmarshall6528]

We have had the same issues over the past several months here in south central Missouri. Illegal spear fishing and snagging, keeping when not within size limit and overtaking on limits. Missouri Dept of Conservation agents have intervened, mostly tickets...non-citizens. The damage is already done!

[@72tripsaround]

This shit happens all over the country, and it's not just foreigners. I've seen many locals doing the same thing. We would tell them it's illegal as if they didn't know, then start using our phones to get videos, including their license plates. And, of course, calling the game department. The foreigners would usually get the message and give up, but the locals felt entitled and even hinted at retribution. It's pathetic, but it's almost expected from a certain type of low mentality. The same idiots that complain about the lack of fish are the people cheating.

[@Graceclaw]

Yeah I was about to say that the dude with the centerpin was super white. Lots of white trash out there too.

[@blue-xk7gj]

It's not illegal everywhere.

[@TerminalM193]

I see VASTLY more foreigners doing this compared to locals.... Seriously it's like 20 to 1....

[@straubdavid9]

@@blue-xk7gj That's true .... snagging, as well as netting is legal and used on many rivers in Alaska.

[@72tripsaround]

@@TerminalM193 In your area maybe, but where I live the foreigners are outnumbered and out-snagged.

[@getit8349]

12:54 this guy was obviously snagging. If you’re fly fishing you don’t put a million weights on your line and then pull like he is. He was waiting for the fish to swim then he would pull. 20:20 I guarantee you he snagged that first one, put the hook in the mouth and then took the picture. People do all the time in Wisconsin. These shallow rivers/ creeks need more patrol and it’s ridiculous the point it’s at right now. Last time I saw DNR they didn’t even ask to see my license.

[@Teamanfish3]

Dam poachers. I had a hard time watching the second half of the video and that guy just whipping his line over and over into the water. Good work with calling it in 👊

[@PAWildlife]

It was extremely frustrating. Especially because the fish were hitting good.

[@duckwacker8720]

Damn*

[@mtc4560]

Thank you democrats for enriching the USA.

[@truckers_eye_view]

That was especially hard to watch

[@investigativeoutcomes9343]

in california the field workers walk the rivers with pitchforks like f&g didn't exist.

[@ShawnNorthernOutdoorExperience]

That's wild!!!! My blood pressure going thru the roof just watching this. Unbelievable!! Un..f**cking believable. Nice fish by the way.

[@Funny_senior_moments]

Vote Kamala and get lots more of this untill all the water is unusable, the hospitals are unusable, all natural resources used up so that Kamala, Obama et al. are happy and laughing at you.

[@wanderbybike]

Thanks for taking the initiative to call the authorities. I hope they showed up and fined them and relinquished their licenses! Some people so ignorant and disrespectful.

[@Mr_Negrodamus]

You think they had licenses? Hungry ppl don't care about "licenses."

[@m00seknucklejohnson45]

Those kind of “people” don’t have fish in go license

[@MikeMouradian]

This raised my Blood Pressure.

[@V8Deuce]

Orientals have been depleting wildlife from the state of California for decades. Undersize Fish from coastal piers , small Crabs , Lobsters, and soooooooo many Abalone around Palos Verdes that there aren't any left. I realize that the last guy in the river wasn't oriental, but he was still foreign . Problem is that they do here what they used to do in their own country. Something must be done with this issue

[@straubdavid9]

My guess would be Russian.

[@PRIZM_LOCK]

Where i come from, the Caucasians do this...

[@AnuddaGoy]

​@@PRIZM_LOCKsure you subhooman

[@litemetal]

@@V8Deuce bidens and hariss America…😔

[@edmundblackaddercoc8522]

In uk they sit in community park snagging and eating them, fire right next to the pond, absolutely shameless

[@donhaynes989]

No respect for anyone or anything. I was fuming just watching this video and well done for keeping your head. Similar situation here in the UK. Many Eastern Europeans who to be fair stick to the rules but a few who take fish for no reason at all by any means. Always claim language barrier or “don’t understand “.

[@sirjohn3103]

They don't even know how to fish.we have big problems fishing here in England...John from Leicester.

[@doctorjeep86]

@sirjohn3103 Everywhere in UK

[@KB996]

@doctorjeep86 Yep, east europeans think they are above the law. Deadlines, trawling nets between locks on the Grand Union Canal in Tring are common place now, police as usual take the side of the wrong doers and accuse the people who called them in the first place, of racism. Two tier policing alive and well in the UK under the socialist Labour government. Disgraceful what they are doing to the UK and to true brits.🤬

[@steelheadlbs34]

I wouldn’t be having a bad day with that pod of steel in front of me, but I’m glad you called on those rippers

[@cdogg3728]

holy shit i was watching this video thinking that these goons were trying to snag kings and then once you finally got that nice buck up to the surface enough to see the rosy cheeks i realized they were snagging steelhead. thank you for actually fishing the right way brother, i havent finished the video yet but im sure you tell these illegals off. It's ridiculous how they think its okay to snag such beautiful fish. thats why im trying to be a dnr officer when i get older. thanks again bro

[@q_liftslucha]

Go easy on the good guys🤣

[@phillipjohnson1234]

Here on the treasure coast of FL, I watched a large family take a very highly oversized snook and throw it in the back of their truck and take off. Those large snook are all female breeders and there is a reason you can not keep them. But they had no problem with breaking the law and they did not appear to be local residents at all. As soon as they got it, they were gone. Made me sick.

[@beckytwister01]

I agree with you 100%. If people don't start speaking up against the ones that are illegally doing what they're doing. There's not going to be anything left for us. We have to do our part. That's what Americans do.

[@datboiya8942]

Woah. This is so sad Back when I started to fish, I was worried I might have been snagging fish because I would pull the rod and wait a few seconds for the lure to go down before pulling again with a lure with a treble hook, and sometimes I'd end up foul hooking the fish. Had no idea people would actually go out without a lure or bait with the only intention being to snag the fish. Thats just depressing

[@FreeUrMindz]

I'm right there with you buddy. Been there far to many time and FWC in Florida Almost never busts foreigners with buckets full of illegal fish. As a local they'd throw the book at me. Different rules for different folks.

[@MarkJLarsonOutdoors]

I commend you for doing the right thing my new friend! I'm glad I found your channel and can't wait to watch more! Good luck with everything!

[@streetvan1997]

I had this large pond I fished as a kid in upstate NY that was such an amazing fishing hole. Had bass, carp, bluegill, perch and even sometimes after a flood pike would get stuck in it. The Susquehanna River was 50 feet from it. Anyways 1980’s amazing fishing and no one ever kept anything from it. Was a gravel pit and the water was toxic. Town tried to build a park there many times but land kept failing tests so basically wasn’t safe for people to even have a park at. Anyways fast forward to mid 00’s and during the winter of all months these Chinese fisherman would be on the ice and taking anything that bit. I would bring my son to ice skate and practice hockey there sometimes and since I grew up there would go talk to them. I would see they would have buckets with tiny bluegills and really small bass. They turned that great fishing spot into a place you can’t find fish in anymore. After a few years of this they totally cleaned it out. I can’t imagine how unsafe those fish are to eat. You can see rusty barrels and tires at the bottom of the lake. I guess they just don’t care about how unsafe the fish are. It’s free food I guess. I mean what do you do with a tiny bluegill? Fry it whole and eat it? That quarry was the best place as a kid for so many reasons. Loved those long summer days fishing, building forts and doing so many other things.

[@DuriensBane]

Same thing happened to a pond near my house. The owner was a military friend of my dad and we would get 2 dozen shiners on friday or saturday night and have a blast. Property was sold a number of years later and when i got back into fishing and looking for local haunts for my friends kids I asked the new owners if we could have permission to fish. It was a swift NO. I told them I completely understand, then i got the back story. Apparently after the property was acquired by them, a few people from the nearby development were coming in at night and taking all the bass out of the pond to eat. He had it electro surveyed when they got the property and shortly after he found out about this problem and the bass population was reduced to 15% of what it was. So yeah, shit happens all the time all over the country and no one can really do much about it but hope and wait.

[@beebob1279]

We had a similar problem at our pick your own farm. They go in to the sweet corn and stuff themselves. At checkout one of them would buy a single ear of corn. Lost so much money because they came back. We stopped the pick your own because of it. We also caught people stealing the other product. The mom and kid would go pick a small bag of fruit and the father would stuff the trunk of the car with produce. Caught them too. But we lost a lot of produce to people doing this. Mostly foreigners doing it

[@KB996]

@beebob1279 I think its called a lack of common decency and a lack of a moral compass, always the same when foreigners invade a country🤬🤬 The great city of London in the UK now has a white population of just over 35%🤬 you wouldn't recognize the east end of london any more, it's no surprise that it's called Londonistan by many.

[@Lawrenceillmanna]

Says to the other fisherman whose foul hooking fish ‘’hope you have another one of those magic baits’’…..goes back on the phone with the DNR ‘’oh my God...’’.🤦‍♂️ “take pictures for me - I. Don’t have a camera ‘’ iconic ……. lmfaooooo 😂💀

[@shanewells9067]

Wow just watched the video I got so pissed off I got off the couch and cleaned my house, I’d be in jail if that happened to me good job keeping your cool I couldn’t have done it, they would never fished again either ✌🏻

[@user-he3qb4xo4i]

Buddy. You have a dirty house because your wife doesn't keep it clean. Get her in line before you get a stranger in line for feeding himself and his family

[@shyznic]

The guy with the fly rod is hilarious 😂😂😂😂

[@alancochran5275]

They call it "lifting" in Pulaski on the Salmon River. Fly rod, sponge on a 4/0 3X hook, and a half ounce split shot. Every local in town is in on it. Its not the meat they want which in my opinion is inedible, its the salmon eggs they want.

[@MAGAEATSBOOGERS1]

Next time call the Police, they will come and hold them till the Game Wardens arrive.

[@rustbeltwilds837]

Trust me they wont even respond. This is the least of concern for local police😂

[@MAGAEATSBOOGERS1]

@@rustbeltwilds837 Thats your proof? trust me bro? are you in Russia currently, tell the truth bro.

[@rustbeltwilds837]

One of the main reasons i dont fish erie steelhead no more

[@rustbeltwilds837]

No i myself have called on these type of people in the past only to get no response and put me and my young son in a no too cool situation on elk creek si thats my proof

[@MAGAEATSBOOGERS1]

@@rustbeltwilds837 Ive called them myself and had 3 persons arrested for poaching, its a crime and they will come, I had one arrested for baiting doves, the police came, also I just called erie police department and they said YES they will respond to Wildlife crimes in progress.

[@livelikemateo6951]

As a true outdoorsman that pisses me off. You kept your cool way better than I would have. Respect for turning them in.

[@streetvan1997]

They will overfish that creek until there’s nothing left. Watch. Happened to me in a large pond I fished for years.

[@zombiemom6701]

They’re doing it in Pennsylvania. When I was a kid the lakes and streams were full of fish. Now the shores are choked with non assimilating foreigners who overfish and don’t even have a license! And my son loves to fish but it’s just not the same as when I was a kid. And YES I’m xenophobic. Our country is FULL. Our resources should be for US! What net benefit is there for Americans to let all these shitty foreigners in who do nothing but disrespect our land?

[@keokiainokea1115]

As an avid fisherman, this made my brain stem boil! I would've yell at them to go away!

[@joshuad.3466]

Absolutely sickening ! Good on you for calling the authorities and having the patience you did, it would be tough… And the end to watch him throw his trash on the ground, unbelievable. People like this shouldn’t be allowed to have a license or be outdoors for that matter !

[@IRON49ER1]

those goons dont have a fishing license

[@jimfinch4706]

In California it’s enshrined in our state constitution.

[@-_.._._--_.-.-_-_-_-...-.-]

​@@jimfinch4706actually it's not. It says those waterways managed by the state, but now all internal waterways are in a 'shared management' status such that all responsibilities fall upon different entities. It's essentially a lot of legalese, but basically they have shirked any responsibility for any of the disasters they create. It is now the domain of agencies, boards, administrations, companies, and corporations. Gotta love California. Also demonstrates Commiefornia in all it's grandeur. So, since the State of California no longer "manages" those waters you refered to.........

[@jimfinch4706]

@ have you ever read the state of California constitution.

[@hobosteve6256]

Don’t underestimate this guy, I’m sure losing his cool would actually look a lot worse. Being on the Tribs is dealing with this all the time. It’s ridiculous. Thumbs up to you!

[@AndrewBrunetto]

I hear ya buddy. I now live in the pnw after living in Pennsylvania my whole life. I live on an awesome river loaded with salmon and steelhead. While I’m standing on the bank bobber fishing for steelhead, and catching I have snaggers to my right and left. Unbelievable! They are a real issue and ld love if the game commission would do something but sadly never do! Shame on snaggers and the authority refusing to prosecute!!!

[@BigfootSasquatch]

You won me over on the first video ive seen of yours. TY for saying something to them

[@ChrisG9978]

We see this same goonery in Western NY on our tribs during salmon/steelhead season, which is basically now through early April. Wannabe anglers out flossing like they're life-long dentists. I don't understand the logic with these snaggers...they probably shell out a few hundred bucks for their tackle and equipment, and show up thinking "nice, some free salmon/steelhead to snag out of the creek and toss on the dinner table for fish taco Tuesday." They would've been far better off going to the grocery store and just buying some whole salmon. A lot of these guys don't realize they're eating fish out of creeks that are contaminated with PCB's, raw sewage, dioxins, you name it. The creeks are highly polluted compared to the lakes...if these goon snaggers realized this they probably wouldn't be out there snagging in the first place. Check those creeks on Google maps...you'll see sewage treatment plants sitting on almost all of them. On a side note, props for tying those on with gloves on...something I've never been able to do lol. What you're seeing on the creeks is why I'm nearly done with them...I'd much rather be out on my boat fishing in peace and quiet, where there's no snaggers to be found anywhere.

[@pascalgermanfpv238]

How can you stay that cool? I would already freaking out and then they started fishing at your place? ☠️ and then walking into your pool? Fists are universal language. And im not even thinking about the snagging or misstreading fish and rules

[@sammyvh11]

I have seen this for decades. Steelhead fishing isn't a grocery store it's a sport. Catch and release now! Especially since PA is reducing stocking by 20%.

[@jordangourley3955]

Relax bro they’re all truckies. They’re not even native to the Great Lakes.

[@Higs-kg9lz]

great job man, You kept your cool way more than I would have. I live in buffalo and fish all the tribs around here and never have seen this. I definitely would have fought him lmao.

[@Chris-pl7tp]

Seen some at Burt and oak I think it’s just places like that and Erie where most of the riff raff goes

[@BaronVonSchneider]

​@@Chris-pl7tpBorder Tzar Kuntmala's finest

[@mattyice9923]

I live in Lackawanna man. I’ve actually seen it at tift farms, the Arabs overfish the shit out of that place

[@ryanwolfe8638]

@@Chris-pl7tp at least there is some Fish Commission presence at Burt. I see people get fined for snagging every year I go up.

[@jacobcarrillo7896]

I like your style

[@markhughes7273]

My father in law was a engineer for CN on the main line between Edmonton and Edson .He would come over the railway bridge at Wabamun lake at 1am in the morning and see t the Asians on the railway bridge trespassing and snagging lake white fish between sunshine bay and the main lake .These guys would not even move when the train came through at 80 km just hang over the railing

[@DoubleG7793]

There bad around here went to Morinville pond just to kill some time a guy had a bucket full of like 4 and 5 inch little trout my buddy "accidentally" knocked it into the water

[@xcelq]

You got a lot more patience then the rest of us man. Hats off to you for being so chill.

[@kingofkingsmoonpie4075]

It's almost guaranteed that they move into crowd you when a fish is caught the right way. In my opinion, they don't know how to fish. Plus they take way to many.

[@jameshinkle6830]

Ain't no way I could have kept my cool. We would have had problems. I salute you sir for your calmness. Me , i would have not been so calm. And i so hope the game warden caught up with them.

[@eddiesutton9759]

You wood be beat on kid sit down

[@Westcoast_Fishing]

Here on the west coast of Vancouver bc 🇨🇦. I ran into 3 Asian guys using bait roe and keeping way over the limit. Mind you this is when a bait ban is in effect. I lost my cool I told them off ! One guy tried to assault me coming at me. But he noticed I had my Rambo knife on my waist. So he buzzed off. I had them all on record as I had my GoPro on.

[@Colewashbrook]

On the cap?

[@Westcoast_Fishing]

@@Colewashbrookyou got it

[@edwinro77]

Gun

[@beebob1279]

Saw it years ago in Yellowstone. Bait in the lake when it's strictly lures

[@chuckh4077]

Rambo knife will beat martial arts kicks.

[@gregmorris7624]

Good job keeping your cool!!! I would not have done so good!!

[@thescornedgentleman7484]

I'm so upset for you and our fish. I'm in West Chester Pa, I wanna drive up just to confront these goons.

[@JeffyNguyen]

I'm from Lancaster, pick me up! Haha

[@beebob1279]

Pick me up. I'm in Bucks county.

[@thescornedgentleman7484]

@@JeffyNguyen omw boys💪

[@thescornedgentleman7484]

@@beebob1279 on my way boys 💪

[@bdickinson6751]

Berks here, looks like we're gonna need a bus!

[@NickAndCaroline]

This is why I stopped salmon fishing. Too obvious, too many people. Which is a shame because there are a lot of things to enjoy while I’m out there, but I can’t not get pissed off, which is the irony and the turn off.

[@captainconstitution4238]

🎼🎵They're eating the dogs. They're eating the cats. Eat, eat the cat. Eat, eat the cat. They're in my spot. They're snagging the fish. Snag the fish. Snag, snag the fish. 🎣 🎶

[@KB996]

@captainconstitution4238 Are you okay? Does your shrink know that you are online ?

[@MrZerAmvs]

Beautiful rainbow trout. Good job getting that fish and treating the other hook in its mouth.

[@PAWildlife]

Thank you - I appreciate the support!