$35,000 a year doesn't seem to bad to me. Myself and alot of the people who lived in the upper skagit region grew up on alot less than that and still managed to survive. If you needed to get meat for the family 5 fishing trips doesn't seem like it provides much. Most people try harder than that.
The best thing you can do after getting out of a rough situation is to give something back to the things that helped you out. clean up the river, plant a tree... do something that will help out future generations incase they have to do the same thing.
One more thing: plunking is usually more productive than snagging if the fish are spread out and you won't spend as much money (rarely should you lose anything) and most importantly its legal. A ticket for snagging takes more food from the table than the fish will ever provide.