Hey everyone....law clarification...clear as mud.

First off Steve, WDFW is infamous for poor communication and as far as PR...not a priority for them. There is one gal out of the Vancouver office that works hard at digging out answers...she is spending most of her time in the field right now...If you would like to email her....email me and I will get that for you.

Now the law regarding Wild Steelhead Release...and it is a law that WDFW/Commission can by pass in the case of "extemely strong" (their words not mine) Wild stocks. Out of curiosity I looked through the pamphlet and picked out all the rivers and creeks that have "extremely strong" wild runs of steelhead. Your opinions are welcomed. Here we go with the list:
Big River
Bogachiel River
Calawah River
Canyon Creek
Carbon River
Cedar Creek
Fisher Slough
Goodman Creek
Green (Duwamish)
Hoh River
Hoko River
Kalaloch Creek
Mosquito Creek
Puyallup River
Quinault River
Salmon River
Skagit River
Skykomish River
Sillaguamish River
Tokul Creek
Whatcom Creek

There is the list of extremely strong wild stocks of steelhead taken from the 1999 Sportfishing Rules pamphlet.

Thanks,

Jim