Boater,

The WDFW Wild Salmonid Policy allows for the CNR fishery on the Skagit and other rivers when the predicted run size is 80% or greater than the established spawning escapement goal. Is that the best number? No one knows, and there is no contemporary way of knowing. Given that a fishery manager must draw a line somewhere, 80% of the escapement goal passes most (but by no means all) definitions of reasonable. Do you have a better number, and if so, what makes it better?

Sincerely,

Salmo g.