They are only closing access around Thomas road, the lower end stil has open access. I agree float and eggs woud be the most ethical way to fish those kings, but people have figured out you can floss way more of them with jigs, especially when you get 50 guys and one hole, everytime somebody sets the hook the whole herd of fish takes off, thus flossing themselves on more jigs.... I used to fish the Samish quite a bit, (until I got a boat) beleive it or not those guys in the lower hole get a bad rap, but they are about the only ones on the river who for the most part release snagged fish, go up a couple of bends and no snagged fish get returned to the water.