I agree with giving the Skagit/Sauk or any other rivers for that matter a rest in hopes that the runs will rebuild themselves. For me it's not a fear of not having the chance to fish but a real fear of not ever having the chance again! Seems that here in Washington we allow the runs to go into the tank and then shut them down for good instead of monitoring them and taking precautionary actions before the fact.

Has anyone ever entertained the thought of a river gaurdian program such as been used on the Dean in BC? If WDFW couldn't afford it I'm certain that some of us care enough about these rivers to donate some time. Sure it would be complicated to organize a program like this but would it be worth it?