They are afraid that the recs won't like what they hear. In a discussion with Phil Anderson he was asked why WDFW did not push for a C&R season on the Hoh that closed 4/30 (instead of 4/15). Never said why, only that "We got the fishery we wanted". Also never told us who "we" was.

WDFW is responding to/dealing with a lot of pressures and their response is arrive at a solution that keeps them out of court. Pretty sure that staff, even the leadership, are doing what they are told to do by higher-ups.

I really believe that if they were transparent it really would not change management but would p**s off the NI license holders. I think there are bigger forces at work; bigger than who catches fish where.