Might as well hit legislators early and often beginning the day after Christmas, reminding them that WDFW is asking for more $$ at the same time it is closing recreational fisheries whenever tribes demand because the agency has made no effort to secure its own separate ESA permit from NMFS. Contact your own legislators and the ones on the Senate Environment and Natural Resource Committee and the Ways and Means Committees of both houses every two weeks until the session is over.

The CCA-led effort in the last session prevented fee increases, so it can be done. Make the effort again, or WDFW will think we really want to pay more while they reduce our seasons.

Funny thing is, if WDFW acted like they were on our (sportfishermen's) side, I'd happily pay double for a fishing license. The cost isn't an issue until the agency took up backstabbing as Department policy.