Fly, I bet if the Puget Sound rivers were managed well enough to offer good steelhead fishing extended past mid February you wouldn't see so many weekender/part time guides in your neck of the woods. I imagine it will only get worse unfortunately. Running a shuttle service during steelhead season doesn't seem like a bad idea actually, and if you can service 7400, you're golden.
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As in I wish I was outside fishing right now........