I don't understand the round of closures slated for March 1st? Why not ammend the regs to single, barbless, C&R only before completely closing the fisheries? I have fished the Puyallup system for a long time and know, like everybody else, that fresh rain brings fresh fish. If we get lucky enough to get rain, fish will enter the river through Mar-Apr. If we don't get rain, things will stay real slow. Either way, if the state goes barbless, C&R, I don't see the downside, execpt for the possiblity of losing a few fish due to poor handling. I steelhead for the love of the hook-up and the great pictures to pass down to my family. Haven't kept a fish in a long time. Why close the whole thing?
Old timers: explain if I am off-base here.