Gooose,

I guess I must commend you on your ability to tune out all of the blatant carnage that goes on on our rivers during the fall salmon runs. I was at the Quilcene (Kill Scene) last Sat. As hard as I tried, I couldn't ignore the [Bleeeeep!] that was going on. There were fathers teaching there kids how to snag, and praising them for dragging in the fish. There were IDIOTS grabbing the chum, and throwing them up on the bank saying "I hate these damn things". I too have fished the Hump and the Satsop, and have witnessed alot of carnage there as well, but the Quilcene is in a league all by itself. I have trouble believing that a river the size of the ditch behind my house, that's maybe 2 ft. deep, crystal clear to where you can see all of the fish, could ever be considered "world class". Regardless of the TONS of fish that were in there, I left totally disgusted. I didn't see one game warden anywhere, and NOBODY seemed to care that what they were doing was completely illegal.

Again, this is not an insult to you, or the river itself, I just don't have the patience to tolerate that kind of situation.