Originally Posted By: cohoangler
Nice, but those of us who fish the Naselle (bankie) will still struggle since 2N will get pounded by the nets. But since the coho run is expected to be fairly large, it's possible the season will extend well into October. That will give us a better shot at late run coho.



A valid concern for the Bay's river fishers.

You need to be aware though that the last several years the bay has been wide open to netting pretty much from mid- Sept through mid/late october and then again in early Nov. That scoops up a lot of the coho, even the later returning fish that stage out there first. Proof? Here you go:

http://wdfw.wa.gov/fishing/commercial/salmon/landings.html

A better shot at late-returning fish? I don't know about a better shot but you'll have a shot for the stragglers that get through. Much like Grays Harbor's upriver fisheries, the WB trib sport fisheries are waaaaaayyyyy at the bottom of the Dept's priority totem pole and it's reflected in the wipeout commercial fisheries they endorse.