Why the hell has WDFW allowed a kill fishery from Dec. 1 through feb on Native steelies?? WHY!!!!!!!! Salmo g. stated that they want to "weed out" early returning nates from later arriving nates to seperate hatchery from wild. What a bunch of crap! You know what pisses me off even more! Its Triangle store, Jerry's, and other places having "fishing derbies" that run into the native run so some beligerant slob can get his picture in the paper.

We need CNR statewide! Thats the bottom line. Dont buy the "surplus" b.s. There is no such thing as a surplus steelhead.

Looks like we'll have to bite the bullet and let the grey ghost we all know and love to have the river to himself and hopefully build a future for us later on.

sorry guys for rambling on like a two year old.

- BW

p.s how do they count fish to get an escapement? Sonar? Divers?

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"I have a fair idea of what to expect from the river, and usually, because I fish it that way, the river gives me approximately what I expect of it. But sooner or later something always comes up to change the set of my ways..."
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