Instead of just sending in the license, let them know where you will be spending your recreational money. From the Governor's perspective, if you give up fishing in WA and start (say) golfing or gambling instead that money stays in-state so there is no loss.

On the other hand, if that license money, gas money, food money, lodging money, and so on goes to AK, BC, OR, WY, MT, ID or whatever then it does become an economic drain that might get their attention.