In parts of the world, they raise fish in large net pens. Thousands of them. They build walkways around them for people to walk out and “catch” the fish using a rod and reel. It’s famously popular in a lot of places, and the fees combined with the sale of excess fish is profitable.

Perhaps WDFW and the Commissioners should take some very serious consideration to this. After all, it would solve a lot of problems. Commercial fishermen could own the pens and profit from the operations. The Tribes could have all the “real” fish. And sportsmen could have as much fish to catch as they want.

After all, isn’t catching fish and saving salmon the real goal after all?

I’m sure with current management practices, were all headed to fishing planter trout...why not net pen salmon and steelhead?