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Originally posted by fishNphysician:
FJ-15:
It sure gives "us" a lot more credibility when it comes to finger-pointing on our part.

To the naysayers:
Come up with any excuse you want to belittle this monumentous decision, but the fact remains that every wild steelhead that you would rather see bonked has ZERO chance of perpetuating its genetic fitness and contributing to the recovery of depressed populations statewide.
Can you show me an example where having mandatory C&R has improved a run? It hasn't worked in the Snohomish system. It's been C&R only for years and the run is declining. It hasn't worked in the Green, they just announced a month early closure. Are any runs rebounding that have mandatory C&R? Again, all this does is allow the department to turn a blind eye to the real probelm. When they close a river down a month early am I supposed to think, "Well, now that I can't fish, I have more credibility!"? With every restriction they place on us, that claim can be made and in the end, nothing is actually better. Credibility won't bring back fish runs.