I have been fishing in the winter in A-10 for 20 years and have never seen a closure like this. Is it intended to protect out-migrating smolts? I fished this weekend and caught several 16-18" shakers, these look like two year class blackmouth, not smolts.

And the seiners were out in Central A-10 yesterday....now that makes a lot of sense.....I feel better now.