Wapiti River not in regs?

gpguy7 · #1 04-18-2009, 06:07 PM

I'm sitting here looking at my regs and I can't find anything for the Wapiti river, I know in years past they had regs for them, but can't seem to find anything. It should be in ES4 unless i'm missing something.

Rob Miskosky · #2 04-18-2009, 06:21 PM

If it isn't listed then you have to follow the ES4 Site-Specific Regulations as they are written on page 42 of the regs.

gpguy7 · #3 04-18-2009, 06:29 PM

thanks rob, i shoulda read that first lol.

duffy4 · #4 04-18-2009, 07:44 PM

Like Rob say on page 42 under STREAMS
it says "For other ES4 streams and tribs not included in A...

However on page 44 it says : Smokey River
from headwaters downstream to Highway 43 & tributaries...

Wapiti River is in effect a tributary of the Smokey in this area and so this regulation applies to it. (the way I see it)

READ those regulations and see what you see.

Best to call F&W enforcement and or Fisheries management in the area.

Rob Miskosky · #5 04-18-2009, 08:45 PM

I realized that too Duffy but by my estimation they are both rivers and as such neither could be a tributary to the other. Having said that, I could be wrong. May be one of those things that should be discussed at a higher level.

gpguy7, as Duffy says, best to check with F&W for clarification.

duffy4 · #6 04-19-2009, 07:50 AM

Hey Rob
I agree that if a "stream" is of larger length and is named as a river it should be treated seperately and not lumped in as a tributary.

READ those regulations and see what you see.

I said this with a "wink"

so to speak, because the two regulations on the different pages are worded the same.