Thanks Darth; that seems to reinforce my recollection about some White River stock releases having been clipped. I also recall that WDFW had been on the cusp of having a season but the tribes resisted at NOF and WDFW blinked. I also recall that part of the recovery goal had been to achieve a fishable return and when it became apparent that the tribes were going to continue to resist our having a season WDFW had to do an accounting shuffle to repay what I believe was the PSRFE fund - hard to justify using that fund to produce fish for which there will be no recreational fishery.

That leads to the question of what is the goal of WDFW's Clarks Creek (Puyallup) hatchery regarding Chinook? The WDFW spiel at the hatchery renovation ground breaking included statements that it's production would improve fisheries for all user groups in P.S. as well as the Coast. In reality it seems that Chinook will be White River stock so will they remain unclipped as part of the recovery program? And steelhead will be unclipped as also being part of a recovery effort. That leaves 300K coho; nice, but not close to fulfilling (in my opinion) the hype.

So, now that we have gone full circle I will ask why the June closure? Many ways to have a summer Chinook fishery and stay within quota - I just hope it isn't to protect an occasional stray Hood Canal fish or an acknowledgement (capitulation) that we will likely never see a recreational fishery on Puyallup River springers.
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