Originally Posted By: bk paige
Yes I would limit my self, as i swing flies for steelhead. After 2 fish landed I would switch to a lighter tip, still hooking I would switch to a floater with a wet, still hooking put on a skater. I get more enjoyment watching my friends get into fish so they would be the priority.. For the common working guy that has a big day once a year no big deal, but the guides out there doing it over and over and over with no self regard for the resources is whats the problem.




BK Paige,



I couldn't agree more with your statement above.

its a simple equation...

We have fewer fish than we did decades ago and the pressure was much much lighter because Puget sound tribs were open in March/April.

Now everybody wants to catch a steelhead and guide on the peninsula.

So, far fewer fish * recreational pressure above model prediction = over exploitation.

If a guide has 2 clients a day for 4 days a week and hooks an ave of 5 fish a day ( late Feb-April 15) that is 20 per week, 160 per month.

Now multiply that by the number of guides. Now add all the pressure from pugetropolis ( non guides).

I used very conservative numbers in this example...

They could be way bigger....