Mr. Warren nor anyone else could gives a rat's as$ about phone calls or emails or any communications from the recreational stakeholders. We presented thousands of emails, signatures and hundreds of calls and all we got was the finger!

There were discussions with the Skokomish on opening the river, but they were not done officially, since that may have gotten to the commission and then to the public. They were done in "secret" using "select" members of the fish mafia and involved a "deal" for more concessions like Baker lake eyed eggs being increased to the tribe, and other concessions. From what I heard, the demands just kept coming, more and more until the talks broke down.

The tribes have the power over WDFW and that is primarily because of two people. One who is in a management role and the other in the AG's office. Combined they are doing the tribes bidding through secret deals and lack of spine.

If you guys only knew about how much crap is being done under the table, by not only the WDFW, but by individuals in the fish mafia and in various groups you would be floored.

The recreational community is being taken to the shed because there is a prevailing attitude that we are just a bunch of dumb, ignorant snaggers who cannot and will not organize and therefor are very easily manipulated and ignored no matter how much we may think otherwise. Trust me, those who you think are representing you, are only representing their own prestige and position since they are in the "good ol boys" club and they sure like it there because it strokes their ego.