I can see how if you live in Seattle you'd think the deal was pretty good, considering the forecast. But those of us that fish the strait and san juans are getting the shaft pretty hard.

I know there are all sorts of technical reasons why we are getting the shaft, but my [Bleeeeep!] detector is going nuts. Closing these waters for a FULL QUARTER of the year when they are literally TEEMING with hatchery fish that WE PAID FOR makes ZERO SENSE.

And I even know what the response will be, "just be happy that July, January and March aren't closed too". And to that I say, [Bleeeeep!] you.

I am obviously really [Bleeeeep!] pissed. this is as raw a deal coming out of NOF as I have seen thus far. Every year we go in thinking [Bleeeeep!] is going to go better, but it only gets worse. And I even "got involved" this year. Lotta good that does.

I don't expect fish to appear out of thin air, but I do expect to be able to SELECTIVELY target the plentiful fin-clipped fish that we pay for. We're not fighting over the last fish here.