fb, call it what you want. It happens every year, at least in 11. The closing dates don't vary much no matter the size of the king quota. Do you think the closing date is agreed upon between WDFW and the tribe(s) before the season even starts? WDFW published the closing date two weeks before it happened. Ask the sport fishing advisers. An advisor told me the closing date would be 8/25 tow weeks earlier. We didn't see a fish checker at Pt. D boathouse during those two weeks. I fish pretty much every day (mornings). And I keep in touch with a lot of guys who fish the evenings.