Right with ya, Drifter. Had some back and forth emails with Region 6 regarding basically what you just said, until the conversation died off with me not having a response. The word I got from a member of Region 6 staff, and I won’t name drop although many of you can correctly guess who this was, was that this was something they were “looking at.” While this may be lip service, I’m inclined to believe this person.

The big holdup was what to do about tribal netting opportunity. Although, if there’s no rec and no tribal fishery for winter run steelhead as there was last year on the Chehalis, we’re both losing out.

Makes me wonder if treaty netters would even attempt a summer run schedule, assuming greater numbers?