they are doing it for a reason, and it has nothing to do with the fish...

WDFW closed all the coastal rivers last year for Steelhead, the guides on the Quinault had no problem killing any fish they brought to the boat...

in 2008 or whatever it was, WDFW closed the Hoh due to low returns, the tribe never stopped netting, and took over 80 percent of harvestable (estimated) fish...

the past 6 years they have closed the Puyallup early to protect the chum and late silvers, yet the tribes have no problem netting the hell out of them below Clarks, and no problem selling them to russian businessmen and others right out of their totes underneath the 66th street bridge...

they talk about problems with "growth and development" aka "buidling and population increase", yet have no problem building larger casinos and parking areas to bring in the money from the population growth...

it was/is, never about the fish.. its about money...

and by money, i mean the federal money they and the commercials are about to get for the hardship they are going to face by not raping the resource and profiting from it... and its going to be tens of millions likely...

they are trying to see how much they can get away with, and sadly, the state sucks at poker, so we are likely screwed....