Originally Posted By: fishNphysician
It's difficult to not get discouraged, Eric.

Humptulips early-timed hatchery coho, same story... single barbless, baitless, release chinook.... a fishery targeting huge hatchey surpluses of coho. Promises were made at the meetings, but later shot down with the stroke of a pen. All too reminiscent of what happened at the South Bend meeting in 2005.

Need I go on?



Well I'm here to report cause for encouragement and hope.

With pressure applied in all the right places, the harvest "models" have been re-run for the Hump, and the Oct 1 opener (single hook, barbless, no bait, release chinook) has been re-instated for 2007.

Thanks to all who may have contributed to this collaborative effort!

OK Uncle Joe, one more legal place for folks to wet a line for your tourney!
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