This prediction for a full rec season and plugging in last years GN schedule was not that far off.... R6 modeled a deficit of 500+ kings.

Various rec and GN options were explored to reduce those chinook impacts down to a level that would meet conservation objectives. From there, various options were explored to further reduce rec opportunity to free up more chinook impacts for addl GN days in 2A/2D.

A fully funded rec season would begin Sept 16 and include a 3 fish adult bag with 6 weeks of 1-chinook retention in the bay and mainstem Chehalis. Options explored included a reduced 4 wk chinook retention in the bay and FW, as well as a reduced 2 wk chinook retention in the bay. Will post what each component "costs" in terms of wild Chehalis chinook when I get home.

GN options included every permutation of add'l days imaginable... too many to post here.

NOTE TO ALL: Virtually all negotiations at Friday's meeting will be expressed in a common "currency".... namely wild Chehalis chinook. There are 2935 of them to spend, with a directive that most of them be spent on rec. The conservation objective is achieved as long as we don't go over 2935 paper chinook. Beyond that, there will be no other discussion about conservation. The competing issues for us as a sport community is balancing a need to selfishly assert enough of a share to preserve a meaningful rec opportunity for marine and FW (particularly FW) without appearing too greedy. Every last fish we leave behind WILL be used to advance the 2A/2D GN's.

Regardless of how it all shakes out on paper, the reality is that too many 2A/2D days will effectively squash ANY opportunity for FW recs. With the HUGE numbers of fish predicted to return, you can bet our co-mangers will be asserting their entitlement to harvest their half. Count on a MUCH more aggressive QIN schedule thru all of October, perhaps 20 days or more... or even some days in Sept. They remain extremely unreceptive to the strategy of fishing in common with our GN's. If that's how it all goes down, then 2A/2D time granted to our GN's could result in 7 days/wk thru most of Oct. That certainly doesn't buy much FW opportunity.