Hi there SC,
If things work out right I'll be back down at Cathlamet on Saturday. Hopefully this week we'll get the hooks on the Kwikfish to stick (3 takedowns without a hookup) and get one with a missing fin. Not complaining though, the nate I caught last Saturday was full of spunk and a blast to play (hooked on a cutplug). It took off like a rocket when we unpinned it!!! Which day are you headed down there??
As for the Sekiu season if there is not enough clipped fish around to make it worth while to have C&R on wild and C&K on clipped than wait another year or so til' there is enough clipped fish. I am in total agreement on C&R of wild fish!!! I guess my view on the blackmouth is that we pay to have an opportunity to fish for these and yes I do enjoy fresh salmon in the middle of the winter. I guess my question would be if we did have a C&R on B'mouth for 8 months, would we target those during the summer anyway??? With a 1 fish per day limit and returning kings staying suspended when they move, most people would not target the bottom hugging B'mouths or would not know to fish at those depths for them.
Good luck and tight lines, Jeff