Did the survey.

One thing I would like to see is somehow getting users of WDFW access areas that are not fishing licensed, purchase parking permits.

Last summer I counted 53 vehicles at the Lewis Street Bridge access on the Skykomish one afternoon on a very hot day with many swimmers, dog walkers, sunbathers, etc. using the site.

Not one vehicle had a parking permit.

I talked with a Snohomish County Sheriff Department Sergeant who was there responding to a call about swimmers jumping off the highway bridge and asked him about citations for not having parking permits.

He said that since WDFW LE does citations by computer, that the County officers don't know if someone someone has already been cited, so they don't write citations.

Apparently fines from any citations written by WDFW LE, go to the County instead of
WDFW, so there is little incentive to write tickets, as all it does for WDFW LE is increase their workload.

I've talked to both County and WDFW LE officers about this.

I certainly don't begrudge dog walkers, bird watchers, folks taking their lunch break at the river, but I would like to see them help pay their share for use of these areas.

I politely tell these folks about parking permits and fines when I see them while I am using the area if I have the opportunity.

Most folks don't realize that they need a permit, even though there are posted signs.

I wouldn't advocate writing everyone up at least on a first time basis, but I would like to see policy worked out so fines would go they WDFW budget or be shared with the County and WDFW.