Count me in with the crowd that just doesn't get it when folks bonk wild fish in this day and age. I was out on the Sol Duc over the weekend and was pleased as punch to see a couple older guys with a really nice hen tethered to their boat that was bound for Snider Creek. When we first came up on them we thought for sure if they had got a fish it would be in the box. We told them it looked like they had a little friend for the rest of the day. One of the guys said she would be making friends for US down the road. Amen.

We had some good luck on our own and sent a very, very healthy buck on his way after a couple pictures.