As long as we keep fishing the ocean and Straits all is well with the world. At least I believe that is what WDFW believes.

When I began working in fish management WDF didn't really support/encourage river fishing. Sporties got first crack at whatever is silver and bites in saltwater. Nets got the colored-up non-biters in terminal areas and rivers were generally closed to protect spawners. Springers were the exception with river fishing for them.