Since sportfishing isn’t a limiting factor on wild steelhead, I’d like to see all the rivers open. Make them all selective gear rules, catch and release on wild fish while allowing hatchery fish retention.
Have them open when folks would really like to fish them, in February and March. I know this is a pipe dream and WDFW will never do it, but I’d love to fish my home rivers the Green, Nisqually and in particular the Puyallup again during those times.
As mentioned, we’ve been waiting 30 years for the Nisqually to open again. Closures may sound great for the fish but they certainly haven’t created any future fishing opportunities.
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