Re: Go pro,

The regs are complex by necessity. The salmon managers are good at the complex math that dominates their profession, but I agree that the regs are really poorly written in some instances. The use of the term "above" or "below" should be replaced with "upstream"or "downstream".
Confusion reigns on the Olympic Peninsula regulations whether some streams are open for steelhead. Famous steelhead streams are listed only open for "trout", but a call to Montesano staff assured me that these specific streams are open for steelhead, but only hatchery steelhead. The regulations need to be edited by the enforcement division prior to being adopted, in my opinion, for clarity and enforceability.

Regarding your comment about a two fish limit and barbless hooks everywhere.? Where have you been the last thirty years? There's a lot more to fishing than just harvest.