Originally Posted By: ondarvr
Some of these Chums could be targeted further out in the salt, but the tribes and local NI netting has been closed, and is supposed to be closed this year too.


There will be commercial take on the Snohomish chum stock this year with a twist.

In some recent past years, only the tribe has fished the salt for the most part for chums. The commercial fishing schedule will double down this year with the non tribal commercials fishing as well --not only in 8D but 8A as well.

You can have a sure winning bet placed that the return of chum to the Snohomish River system will be low this year but within the realm of escapement needs only.

Commission policy provides for some fishing for chum for sport if it is open to commercials. We are shooting ourselves in the foot if we don’t take advantage of it in NOF. Either we get our share or the commercials take our share.

It is a fallacy to believe that more chums will be coming back to the Snohomish if sport fishers do not claim our share.
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