Originally Posted By: Carcassman

Back in the 1980s there was an issue with South Sound Chinook wherein the non-Indians were taking more than 50%. Part of the solution was to close much of the Sound to Chinook Harvest. It wasn't closed to salmon fishing, just Chinook killing. C&R was open, coho were open, yet nobody went out. My first encounter with the fact that being out in nature is not more important than killing.


I remember those days. we used to fish the narrows and off the concrete dock on fox island, Chinook fishing was incredible... ironically, even back then the resident coho were usually only 12" long and keeping two just didn't pay when you factor in boat launch fees, gas and bait...

FWDFW fvcked us back then too...