Maybe it is a matter of following the money. Unfortunately for us that like the small, less crowded, quality fisheries, we just don't generate enough revenue in the community for them to care about us. Lets face it, a boat owner with a few friends will spend an awful lot of money for a day of fishing the salt. I think they are so busy watching the dollar signs on their computers that they have forgotten about the small fisheries and beginners.

I do find it irionic that they will close the Stilly and Skagit to fishing for gamefish during the summer and fall but leave the saltwater areas open with what could be a higher incidental catch of salmon by those targeting searun cutts. Perhaps a side effect of the people making the decisions not knowing anything about the fisheries they are affecting.