I work for the Dept of Fish & Wildlife.FYI they have been stocking the river with steelhead since the late 50's through at least the early 80's;beyond the 80's I am not sure.This raises some questions;are they still stocking?If so,why is it closed ?Protection of the Native run is understandable,but if there are fishable numbers of stocked fish in the river and the WDFW knows something we don't something needs to be done.I have fished this river since I was a kid and its a shame that such a river is so restricted to steelie fishing.