On the Web meeting Monday, WDFW said they were still in talks with the "Co-Managers". If you notice on released Regs it has: " Closed Dec. 1, 2023, until further notice".

Maybe those of you who want the rivers open should call the Quinault and ask them to get the negotiations with WDFW completed.

It's interesting that the Forks area rivers are doing ok & open, but the Grays Harbor rivers are closed & not doing so good. 1 common factor are the Quinault's involvement with those rivers. It seems like WDFW & the tribe are rarely on the same page. The one that sticks out is the Queets where WDFW has no water it's responsible for. River goes from the Pacific, through Tribal Land and into the Pristine National Park where we can't keep a Wild Fish. The Queets should be the Crown Jewel of Coastal fishing. Yet, it's struggled to meet what the Park & State feels is a reasonable Escapement Goal on Coho & Steelhead for years & years. Mostly not making it. Did netting the river for Winter Steelhead 4 & 5 days a week help?

I understand the Tribe has netting Rights & I'm fine with that. But maybe what they have been doing and are doing isn't working.