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Originally posted by Chum Man:
it was my thought that there is already statewide wild steelie release on all waters, except ones that can support them. if a river can sustain fishing pressure, why not be able to keep fish?
The problem is that the WDFW used to claim that many rivers could sustain a harvest. They were wrong. Now they're telling us that a few can still handle it and we're supposed to believe it. Look at the north sound "S rivers". It wasn't too long ago that harvesting wild steelhead was allowed. Now they're closed to all fishing in the spring.