(1)Habitat will NEVER rebound to allow maximum fish capacity in our rivers.
(2) Nets will always be there.
(3) Population in Seattle suburbs is growing emmensily.
(4) WDFW will NEVER have the funds to monitor fish passage/escapement goals.
(5) There is no such thing as a "surplus" when it comes to wild steelhead

Therefore: you will never harvest steelhead like the "good ol' days" because the good ol' days put us in the hole we are in now, along with many other things.

We need to face the music - Wild steelhead are a highly saught after game fish, they need to be treated like that, and the way to do it is have a statewide CNR of ALL wild steelhead.

We need to improve hatchery output so anybody wanting to keep a fish will have a very good opportunity to do it. Everyone likes to take home a brat for the BBQ every once in a while.

WE have too many people fighting over limited resources.....
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"I have a fair idea of what to expect from the river, and usually, because I fish it that way, the river gives me approximately what I expect of it. But sooner or later something always comes up to change the set of my ways..."
- Roderick Haig-Brown