Actually, The Green River wild summer run steelhead were available for harvest from July 1st - November 31st. Beginning December 1st WSR was required.

That is what was proposed for the upcoming 2004 permanent rules as well.

The wild Green River summer run steelhead is a non-native (introduced) stock maintained by natural production, managed for harvest opportunity with no specific spawning escapement goal and is considered healthy.

It is, in my opinion, somewhat of a travesty that this rare opportunity to harvest wild steelhead as intended has been compromised by the blanket ban.