After reading this, I had to get on the horn and call some of my inside sources. There will be an emergency closure on all "wild" steelies in at least the Snohomish system starting December 1. No tears over that one, here! Don't stress over a kill fishery this year, it just ain't gonna happen. Now, as Joe stated, the C&R season is looking like it is not going to happen either but no decisions about March & April just yet. Right now the bio's are going off of spawning escapements from the last several seasons. This can be a factor in determining run size but it isn't everything. Remember how they closed the Snohomish Coho season and then it mysteriously opened up? Sometimes you just have to play it safe and see what happens. We have time to fight this one out and keep the C&R season.

Justin
CEO, Sauk River Steelhead Ranch




[This message has been edited by SAUKit2em (edited 11-14-2000).]