Matt ... I'd say it's about a 50-50 split from what I've seen in the guide crew here. Many feel it didn't go far enough and want to see the elimination of bait in the fishery.

You mention all the other crappy rivers ... how do you suppose many of them go to where they are now?

Healthy? Who says so?

Over 90% of the streams that were "healthy" in this state 20 years ago no longer are ...

Might last year's big drop in fish #'s here been the start of our decline?

Has the Hoh not had total sports closures in recent years already??

Where are the early season wild fish? Have you heard of Snider Creek brood program, the reason it exists is to try to keep early numbers going to some degree.

I'd be lying if I was disappointed with your remarks of fishing elsewhere. Many of us have grown tired of seeing the harvest continue on these fish as we've become one of the few places to retain them and have watched the people looking to kill them follow them here.

Surprising enough, much of the support for this amongst local guides comes from some of the oldest ... they know what we once had and can see the writing on the wall if we don't act now.