Rob is right. S.W. Washington has been under wild release for about 10 years now and we are finally starting to see some fish returning. When our regulations first changed, we didn't cry and whine and ***** about a bunch of "big city liberals" trying to tell us what to do. In my opinion, Forks is dealing with wild release in the same way they dealt with the end of logging old-growth timber. With their head in the sand.

I suggest that the mayor of Forks look at the C&R section of the Yakima river and observe the economic benefit which can accrue with a well managed catch and release fishery. Or she could look at my checks to Canada, where I fly in to catch and relese wild fish on the Dean River.