How stupid do you have to be to work for the Fish Dept? After all the positive out look for a record run of Chinooks for the Green River, now they say they do not have enough for the hatchery so they close the local piers for the fishermen. If you owned a business and thought you were going to have a great year with sales you would not spend all your hard earnings because you think you will have all this extra income, rather save and see what the outcome will be. Well the WSDF&G believes the opposit. They thought how we were going to have this great run so they open up the Elliot bay for boats and the Indians to net, now to say they are worried they will not get enough for the spawning. If I was operating a business the director would have been fired on the spot for pure stupidity. So what if we have a surplus, let the stock grow and so each year these fish will return in number so we can gradually have a sport season. But no, the Indians netted over 6500 fish and the boats had another 900 on opening day, now the local people who fish the pier are paying for it. Thet do not catch as much as the guys on the boats and definitly not as much as the Indians with their wall of death. i think it really is time for us to get a new leader in the WSDF&G! One who can manage and say no to the Indians, No netting in front of the locks, rivers and any where else our salmon and steelhead will thrieve. I say learn to count you idiots in management at WSDF&G. Do not penalize the little guy for the stupid mistakes of the Department.:MAD: !