The nets are in Aberdeen(Grays Harbor) as I type this. A big part of the reason it hasn't been it's old self is last year, the Chehalis was netted 5 days a week through the end of March/first week of April. I've been told by reliable sources that the same schedule is in place this year.

One reason for the liberal netting schedule is the Chehalis system has been(according to WDFW) above escapement for quite a few years. Remember when the nooch had a 2 week extension in April two and three years ago? It was because the system was loaded with fish. Because there wasn't "aggressive" netting at that time, I think the tribes wanted a bigger piece of the pie and are making up for it now.

One positive I see in this is maybe a couple of winters of sub-par fishing on the nooch will thin the crowds some. It's so bad and over-exploited now that I have just about given up fishing it in winter. When I could count on 5-10 sleds on the upper float coupled with a dozen or more driftboats any given day, all winter long I drew the line......no matter though, many other "quiet" waters around with good opportunity.