Thanks everyone for your support, it is much appreciated and alot of why I continue the battle.

Stam- PFMC starts the first week of April, and is in Seattle this year. I don't know the PFMC process as I have never been through it. I don't know if we stand a chance at changing any of this, but I am not going to roll over just yet. I don't think it would hurt flooding the commisioners with emails, exspecially Miranda Whecker. She seems to have alot of go-juice and may be just the voice we need. I would also email Ron Warren region 6 fish manager at Warrerrw@dfw.wa.gov and Phil Anderson at ANDERPHA@dfw.wa.gov.

Let those guys hear your frustrations about the potential over harvest of Grays Harbor Chinook, exspecially Chehalis bound chinook. Last year we killed 350 chinook in one day (October 1st) and the department only forsees us killing 501 Chehalis bound chinook the entire month of October out in the bay. Give me a break! These numbers just don't make any sence. They may be the numbers that we have to work with, but that doesn't make them right or beleivable.

I would like to see the bay open September 16th like it has in the past. We could use alot of our chinook impacts and hook and release mortalities the last 2 weeks of September and use the remainder of our chinook impacts October 1 thru the 15th during a retention season. Oct. 16th go back to coho only. Same with the mainstem. Reduce the retention season to the first 2 weeks in October. I would say the last two weeks of October, but then we would have a rolling retention and the crowd would just chase the fish upriver, basically following the retention.

The Humptulips should open October 1-15th coho only, no bait. October 16th -November 30th 1 chinook may be retained bait allowed. Nov 30th - Dec 31st. hatchery coho only. bait allowed.

Anyone have any complaints about that season? Sounds like our best bet....

Harbor Hog