just gonna put this out here cause I wana hear some other people's opinions:
You look at AK and canada. One of the most notible differences in those two managment styles vs ours is they have semi/hard #'s of fish returns (especially AK). BC has the Tyee test fishery, and while it may not be the most accurate system it at least gives them an idea. AK has alot more weirs and sonar counts to givethem in season estimates on the runs and will make in season regulation changes based on the #s.
Why cant we have some sort of weir of sonar on the Quilluite, Hoh, and whatever other rivers.
People may say lack of funds. why cant we charge an extra $5 or so on licenses to fund the weir or sonar sytem? Having the man power to run it isnt hard, just hire some grad students from fisheries schools to oporate them liek they do for the summer.
I think having these numbers would:
A) give us an ACCURATE # of fish in systems (I just cant believe red counts are all that spot on especially when the tribes are invovled)
B) Allow us to build a data base of better, more accurate run history
C) judging by historical run data be perform a better job of in season management.
D) I think "IF"(very big if and I am aware this wouldnt be as simple as i think it should be) this was in place, it would aslo hold WDWF accountable to fixing problems because there would be #'s shoved in their face of how bad things are and there would be no if ands or buts.

Also pay for extra enfocement to patrol areas like richwine so no "old timmer" can take his one for the day and be back plunking in the line the next day or trying to kill his next fish on the hoh the next.
and last but not least hire someone to sit by the Savage nets and count how many fish Jonas is really killing.

my $.02, any good?