Originally Posted By: Chasin' Baitman
WDFW is really taking a beating on social media after the announcement about the closures today. I guess we can't expect people to understand all the complexities of the issue, but they are shooting the messenger.

WDFW's gonna have to figure out a way to redirect some of that pressure to NOAA-F.


I agree, but what I don't understand is why they would close down trout fishing and summer steelhead. Most guys throwing a wooly bugger or reverse spider aren't catching a lot of chinook or coho for that matter. Maybe a few local coho, but negligible.

Also, just throw a bait ban on for all rivers with Salmon runs. Check peoples gear, If they are running 60lb braid, 20lb leader a big gob of eggs with a 3/0-5/0 hook, they are not targeting summer steelhead. Why punish us guys throwing flies and spoons for trout and steelhead.