Salmo, I offered the selective gear strategy a couple of weeks ago on the "Rumor' thread. Given the preseason forecast of a low run of wild steelhead in the Chehalis system, WDFW could have implemented selective gear rules at the start of the season. The impact on wild fish would have minimal like you said. I don't think many steelhead fishermen would have had a problem with a selective gear season. Many fishermen I know don't use bait anymore anyway.