In regards to possible king retention this year, it sure would be nice. As one who regularly fishes GH and the Chehalis, I find it damn ironic that in years the sporties get closed out of king retention there sure seems to be an "abundance" of them accidentally caught by us. Last year was a shining example. I understand the science of run prediction is a guess at best but it's hard to swallow a closure in the name of "low predicted returns" when there are many incidentally caught and other groups DO get to fish them.

On the flip side, everything is a trade-off. I will take a pair of big hooknose silvers anyday over a bronze-colored king. And if it means getting the nets in and out earlier to target kings and leave the silvers alone.......I could live with that.

Of course, we can rant about the fact there shouldn't be any nets period......but that's not the reality. Ideally, it would be nice to have the opportunity to keep a hog king if the chance presents itself.