Seabeck,
I agree with most of what you propose. However, I doubt that WDFW will go along with the Dec.1-Dec 15 hatchery only fishery. I don't think the State will allow a Dec fishery since they closed the the rivers last year on Dec 1 to protect wild steelhead. That is something we will have to live with for the foreseeable future. Also, the probability of hooking mortality of wild late run coho might be a limiting factor for a Dec fishery also.
I am guessing we will get the the Oct.1-Nov.30 fishery. Like you, we should be able to keep the first one we catch (one fish limit) regardless if hatchery or wild to again lessen the hooking mortality on wild coho.