Getting rid of the early Cowlitz winter run has been a disaster for fishing conditions on other rivers, especially for fishing guides. Just where are they supposed to go? A lot of them ended up on the Wynoochee which is now a shadow of its former self as far as a good fishing experience goes. Some guides went to other Olympic Peninsula rivers. I'm convinced that there has been no consideration for the impact to other rivers when biological programs change with a head in the sand attitude that governs WDFW. The history goes way back. For instance, when I was a fishcop on the Cowlitz in the 70's we had a tremendous run of spring Chinook, so much so that we increased the limit from two to, six, if I remember right. Stupid, stupid, stupid. So then the prime spots at the barrier dam were snared by Joe Fish Hog, who never moved from there until he got his six. Eliminated a lot of other people from the best spot. The same could be said at Baker Rock: boats anchored in prime spots and stayed there all day until the boat limited. Look at the Olympic Peninsula wild fish rivers. They are open into April, so that steelhead junkies leave the Satsop, Wynoochee and Hump after March and head north. I suggested that those should be open into April also just to spread out the effort, but noooooo. The examples go on and on.