even if the number of fishermen hasn't grown with the population it has grown alot. I'm sure there are more people with boats now than there used to be. Look at how many people are down there for bouy 10. That river is solid boats.
Head to Pt Defiance when the kings are in. Was that ramp that crowded 20 years ago, or even 10 years ago??
Face it, as the population grows the resources sink.

They just had an article about the new tacoma water pipeline. They started it 40 years ago. If they'd started it today they wouldn't be able to due to environmental reasons. Needless to say, ALOT of communities would be facing water shortages. All the resources are in shorter supply now than they used to be.