The Chehalis and Area 2-2 season I outlined will most assuredly consume the available chinook impacts... the dilemma is getting WDFW to acknowledge same.

Their "harvest at all cost" mindset is what causes them to manufacture the ridiculous exploitation rates used in the harvest models. They deceptively paint a picture of catch inefficiencies in both the sport and gillnet fisheries to justify more days of killing. If they believe the entire sport fleet can only take 16 paper fish a day, they can easily justify 31 days of chinook retention in the bay.

Real-life on-the-water-experience in the field tells us that far more fish will be harvested each day. But that's a reality that's difficult to grasp if your experience only dwells in the realm of paper fish. The management disconnect with the realities afield cannot be overstated, folks.