Jerry -
You seem to have little problem with WDFW's best science as you harvest various salmon species, ling cod, halibut etc. If you truly believed that the "science" was the issue you would not fish for or at least not harvest any of the above species.

For me the legitimacy of the quality of the "best science" arguement in this debate is forteited by those that use it selectively.

The management of wild steelhead in this state recognizes the uncetainity of the "best science" and buffers its management for that uncertainity more than most managed species.

Tight lines
S malma