The Dungeness River will never open early... they are protecting the chinook program at the hurd creek hatchery on the lower end. I heard that they counted 88 spawning pairs this fall, but were expecting about 150ish.

A lot of the "Dungeness draggers" are kids. I am trying to do my part by educating the kids I teach at Sequim... I am even taking a group of kids on a "fishing fieldtrip" on the D in a couple of weeks. We do a hatchery tour and then go fishing for the rest of the day. It is surprising how many of them don't know the rules AND how fast they can catch fish once they are givin a few pointers. laugh

Education is the key.