During a lengthy conversation with a WDFW muckity-muck, he admitted that it was in fact a poor decision to push back the April 1st moritorium date.

However, after concern was expressed that the an aggresive kill was taking place on the Hoh to "get the killing in while they can," he did promise that extra attention was going to be paid to that river because of concern about the river making escapement.

He said that if the Dpt. felt too many wild fish were being killed and that the river would not make escapement because of it, the river would be closed down.