Originally Posted By: AuntyM
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every other fishery in the watershed is shut down... but pressure to exclude the only lake capable of sockeye production by landowners worked.


BALONEY. If you want to debate, then let's explain FIRST... why do you think there will be Chambers Creek hatchery steelhead in there???

EXTENSIVE past experience tells us that a fishery will occur for those fish. They will call it ceremonial and subsistance and gillnets WILL be deployed. Anything that swims into those nets WILL be kept. They may not make it into a processing facility, but I won't hold my breath and you shouldn't either.

As to the lake issue, if Salmo g's opinion that a fishery can still be safely held, I'll take his word over anyone elses... PERIOD. When you have his experience and credentials, you let us know.


well, the tribe has stated they will not fish during the five year moratorium, so i am going to take them at their word until they change.

there are other fisheries in the elwha watershed that could remain open with minimal impact on restoration. the fact is that now we sport anglers are the only ones not 100% behind the five year moratorium. you may be certain fishing will take place, but up until now there was agreement between all parties to have all fishing shut down for five years during dam removal.

bad decision based on political pressure, pure and simple.