Hang in there, Bob. I am having real trouble trying to justify my annual trips to Forks where, as a C&R steelheader, I feel unwelcome and unwanted.
The folks in Forks just can't seem to understand that they are only a few years away from where we now are in Region 5 regarding wild steelhead. We don't have many left, because we killed so many of them in the past. You should see the records from Lucia Falls (on the East Fork Lewis River) back in the 1960-80 era. Down here, we went to wild release years ago, and it is working for us.
In my opinion, the Forks area river could be world class, if they were properly regulated.
Please don't give up.