Eric, A much bigger threat to your herring supply than I-696 is the petition by former Fisheries biologist, Sam Wright, to have Pacific herring added to the endangered species list. I only know of two individuals whose herring seine permits would be eliminated by I-696. I was told that even if all herring netting was prohibited here, Canada could supply all the frozen herring U.S. anglers would need. A lot of sportsfishers successfully catch salmon without using herring. Spoons, plugs, flies, plastic worms, scents, hoochies stuffed with powerbait,and jigs are just a few examples. I always use a herring teaser on my hoochies, but am anxious to try a strip of squid in its place. I've had good results with squid strips on river steelhead and silvers. Haven't tried using it with saltwater techniques. You'll be able to jig squid off public piers, after dark, from now until Christmas. If you try it, dress about twice as warm as you would for winter steelheading. Good luck.