Micro 101,

Tacoma Power pays all the operations costs at the Cowlitz Hatcheries, including about 25 full-time WDFW staff employees. Those hatchery fish aren't costing you a thing.

If you don't like the regulation, maybe get together with RockLizard and ask the WDFW Commission not to burden lawful anglers with the burden caused by snaggers. If WDFW agents bust enough people there for snagging, angling behavior would probably change. If not, well then Lewis County could probably use the money from citations.

Sincerely,

Salmo g.