9/17/2021

There are 2 people that have worked on Wynoochee Mitigation for many years, I AM ONE of them.

The Mitigation has been going on since 1992. Money, 2.4 million, has been in a bank account until "things could be worked out between WDFW and the QIN. Now you have to understand no one outside WDFW and QIN, knows what goes on at these meetings. QIN not happy because they want a hatchery close to the dam, WDFW won't tell anyone what their plan is.

I made 4 or 5 presentations to the Commission, at a couple of the meetings, Commission members told WDFW Director to get this Wynoochee Mitigation taken care of..............still not done!!!!!

Oh so you know the Mitigation was for clipped hatchery Coho and winter run steelhead. Getting close to 30 years, nothing, I repeat NOTHING has been done except meetings, meetings, meetings.............grrrrrrrrrr

There should be HATCHERY COHO in the Wynoochee since the mid 1990's.

Wynoochee used to have legal fisheries for Chinook, Wild Coho, Chum, BIG winter run steelhead and summer run steelhead(since 1980).

I live 4 miles from this river, have fished it since 1968......the people that were/are in charge of this river should all be fired.