Smelt;
I would like to know were you get your facts from, because they are not true. It is simply note true that WDFW give out blanket HPA's. I have applied for and been denied HPA's based on spawning seasons. Please stop pumping your own personal agenda.

Try and get an HPA for the Stilly, Nooksack or the Skagit and see what happens. Your facts are simply not facts.