My thoughts, for what its worth:

I'm wondering if its really necessary. Tokul and Reiter were closed a couple of seasons ago for the same reason and by mid- February the terminals were re-opened because they got their escapement.

I've also had a look at distribution numbers of catch on the Sky and Snoqualmie--well over 70 percent of the brats are taken at Reiter, Tokul, and Big Eddy on the Snohomish basin (even with all of the lower river sled traffic). These fish seem to be bred to boogie. Although some anglers that fish the terminals will be fishing other areas on both rivers, you're not going to get near the catch rates in non-terminal areas where the fish are just passing through (you can also bet that a lot of anglers will be heading to Blue Creek and the coast).

If after the next couple of high waters, the terminals are still not getting the fish, then I think it may be necessary to shut down all areas to catch and keep. Overall, though, I can't help but think that with the terminals closed, netting will have a far larger impact on escapement then the sport catch. If WDFW really gets worried about getting fish, restrictions will be necessary on the nets.