Bulldog. you may be right however that doesn't bear out with what I have seen. Last wild steelhead i saw killed was poached by an angler on the Upper Washougal. The main problem is that people view fish as nothing more than something to harvest. That mentality HAST TO CHANGE!! This isn't about managing fish it's about managing peoples behavior! if we wanna save wild steelhead people have to view these fish as valuable not just a hunk of meat to stick in their freezer.

As a guide I operate primarily on hatchery rivers with single barbless atrificials. I will not allow anyone on my trips to kill a wild steelhead even if it were legal to do so.
I don't guide for a living. I guide to enhance the income of my job and because there is nothing more important to me then to help other anglers have a more enjoyable and hopefully productive time on the water. I focus on the expereince not meat hunting.

Last year i was able to make it out to the penninsula twice and in thoes trips i saw 3 dead wild steelhead all three were caught by 2 guys on the Bogie. Funny thing was is that they took out at the 101 bridge!!! these were not guides!! They were obviously locals and i'd be willing to bet sisnce they had 3 fish in one day theit 5 fish a year limit got surpassed by a great deal. These guys drove a green ford ranger and one needed a device to help him walk.. ( logging injury???)
anyway these two guys should be ashamed of themselves as should anyone who chooses to harvest a wild steelhead in Washington it is a greedy selfish act! especially with so many hatchery fish around. Harvesting wild steelhead is stupid!! Anyone who does it doesn't deserve to fish..