Large edward posted: " So generous of them to allow us a C&R season."

I don't think that's true Mr. Edward. The Skagit CNR season is the product of a grass roots fishermen effort and hard work by some WDFW biologists, who did have to work with the Skagit tribes to bring this about. But the tribes wanted something too, so they worked with the state as co-managers. IMO the Washington Department of Salmon doesn't give a whit about steelhead, so it's important to me that some of the staff do and are willing to take on the work.