Would it be useful to make a "pre-emptive" strike before the fishing season gets seriously under way? I don't fish this river and don't have a personal stake, but have read about it here, and I do have a personal stake in access to waters of the State of Washington.

How's about we contact WDFW enforcement - if that's who posted the notice (can someone in the area check it out?) - and describe our understanding of the law. Federal court has ruled that water navigable in fact is navigable in law. Many of us take that to mean if we can float any boat, a canoe, a small raft, whatever, or a commercial sawlog 8" diameter by 4' long, then the water body is navigable. We could ask WDFW to provide an Assistant Attorney General's opinion supporting their contention that this river isn't navigable. WDFW is supposed to be working for us, and not necessarily working around the law to avoid dealing directly with issues of littering and tresspassing.

I won't be able to assist directly on this as I'm heading out of town for a week this Saturday, but I thought I'd make the suggestion here, as this issue appears ripe for a meaningful resolution.

Sincerely,

Salmo g.