We can only hope that this is a rumor that wont materialize, but given that statistics, and track record of the WDFW, who knows, they do what they want, when they want, and for no reason and speaking of track record I dont know of any fishery that was closed, for any period of time, re-open. look at area 10 Chinook, they promised a three year closure to let the stocks rebuild, that fishery will never re-open for sport fishermen, but they pound it with the purse seiners, and gill nets. blackmouth seasons are almost non-existant, but the seiners targeting Coho and Chums in the fall slaughter them...by-catch? yeah right. and the puget sound rivers, all my life there was a Steelhead fishery in almost every river until march 31st, that will never happen again.
they (the State) are just closing one door after another for sportsfishermen. if this is true, I really feel for you guys that make your living out there in forks.

Fuzzy