As of a few weeks ago it is going to Permit only on the bottom for next year. I'm not sure how they will be doing it either. The big question is what will the upriver landowners do who closed their property this year. WIll they open it or keep it closed.

It still blows my mind the pigs that use our rivers. A few weeks ago I picked up litter in the parking area the landowner allows us to use on the lower Samish. I say litter because I only found a few pieces of paper etc. That is until I got to the toilet paper & sh.. that some pig left. They put multiple Porta Potties in there for a reason.

Things like that are why it is going to Permit & why other areas are being shut down. Personally I hope they do charge and limit and regulate the amount of people who go in there.

That fishery is done for the year. NEXT!!!