I found it also interesting that in June in Area 11 there was a wild encounter quota (901 chinook), a harvest quota and a sublegal quota. WDFW closed the June fishery because of the wild encounter quota being reached (by their data). In July, however, there was only a harvest quota and sublegal quota but no wild encounter quota. WDFW used the sublegal quota to close the fishery. Interesting and highly questionable. As Streamer said, they look for any way to get the rec angler off the water as soon as possible. Do the local tribes demand this and WDFW wants to keep them happy?
Also, when the mature chinook return to the local rivers in the South Sound, there will not be a great harvest of hatchery chinook by the rec anglers because the vast majority of the hatchery fish are unclipped and only clipped chinook can be retained. The tribal gillnetters will do very well and there will be lots of surplus chinook at the hatcheries.