Isnt there less people fishing than in the historic past? The [Bleeeeep!] show became extreme with internet reporting / chasing. Look at this guy; https://www.ifish.net/threads/sw-washington-fishing-report.1711846/

People pay for fishing reports so they can go to the "hot spot" on the weekend. This isnt your group of fishing buddies keeping you in the loop on whats happening on the water. Couple this with major hatchery steelhead cuts across the state and this is where we are. Fortunately, most of the report chasing / internet fisherman stick to easy access. I have been finding success on winters and not fishing around ANYONE. Fishing is what you make it. Dont want people? Dont go to the hatchery hole on the side of the road.

I listened to a guy that is a prominent hunter talking about the differences in wildlife management agencies across the country. What I thought was interesting was the agencies titled "Fish and Wildlife" have far different management goals than those that are titled "Fish and Game". Steelhead fishing and hunting will be a thing of the past in our state friends.