I'm lost. Chinook salmon on the North Fork Lewis River are listed as endangered. Over the past several years, possession of Chinook on the Lewis after 9/1 was prohibited. Now the limit is two? Since when were they de-listed? Since they're not clipped, how can you tell the difference between a hatchery Chinook and a wild Chinook on the Lewis? I hope nobody from NMFS reads the new regs....

Plus, the new regs say the limit on the Kalama is six fish. That's nothing new. It's always been six fish (2 adults and 4 jacks). But the regs are silent as to whether any more than two of those six fish can be adult hatchery coho, as they are for the Toutle and the Cowlitz. So, is the limit six adult coho or two adult coho plus four jack coho? I'm not sure.

I don't expect much from the WDFW but clarity of their regulations doesn't seem too much to ask. They've failed in this case.