With all the closures and lack of catchable numbers, a whole generation of Steelheader's is disappearing and will never be recovered. Maybe that's what the WDFW wants? Once those of us that know and experienced those "good years" are gone, this current situation will become the new normal and all the bitching will cease. Reminds me of a quote.

"A curious thing happens when fish stocks decline: People who aren't aware of the old levels, accept the new levels as normal. Over generations, societies adjust their expectations downward to match prevailing conditions". Kennedy Warne, Nat Geo, April 2007.