This sucks and one of the bigger and lesser discussed consequences is that the divide between the rich and poor is greater. It might seem like a strange observation but think about it, only those that can afford to travel to further locations will be able to fish for steelhead anymore. For a guy scraping by and barely making ends meet with his family, a trip to Forks for steelhead is a luxury.

A lot of press is given to the divide between rich and poor but it is a hundred small instances like this that create the divide.

There is also the crowding issue that will inevitably result. There will come a time in the not too distant future that some kind of limits (on number of people fishing) will be imposed on the Forks rivers. This will make it even harder for the average joe, if he can even get to Forks in the first place.