Gooose,

In general when you have a correspondence with any agency the question is passed to the appropriate department and they respond to it accordingly and typically they are very careful when it is in writing. I have no doubt that you are telling the truth but it is VERY hard to dispute an official email from WDFW unless it is fabricated. I like to know because I was a "in the mouth, it is legal" person and after "foul or fair" thread I assumed "gill plate forward" is the law. Now that did not change my fishing habits but I like to know what the law is. I may call WDFW next week and get to the bottom of this.

Dave Jackson,

Your picture has "volume" but no substance. If you know the law, why don't you share it with us?