Sorry guys,I was involved in the policy. I failed, but not from lack of trying to reason with WDFW. I resigned from the WB advisory board several years ago because WDFW wouldn't police the flagrant violations of there advisory board code of conduct. That's a whole different story.

Unfortunately WDFW is not following WB policy in any meaningful way other than trying to meet their impact goals. What we're doing now looking nothing like the rec priority we were sold.


we made the point about not moving boats out into the breakers/washaway, tirelessly for years, but WDFW could care less about maintaining the only viable small boat rec fishery for chinook. Angler safety, not a concern either So much hogwash from WDFW on this issue it pains me to remember.

If the limiting stock is chinook for this new exclusion zone, I think the already in place WB regs of release of all wild chinook should be sufficient.

I'm failing to understand any logic to the plan so far.