Rivrguy -


WDFW told us this summer that 2018 was the last summer of 4 year returns from the larger Willapa plants. While there will be some 5 year-olds next year as you know 5 year-olds represent only a small portion of the returns. In other words in the 2019 season fishing in the Willapa channel will be down considerably.

The other issue rarely talked about with the new paradigm having most of the hatchery fishing going south it will be more difficult for the marine recreational fish to reach the fish. Especially if few of those southern bound fish penetrate deeply into T. Fishing in the southern channel will be much tougher. Further runs; especially for the smaller boats, a lot more grass (some days the center of Willapa Bay is essentially unfishable. In short we will likely see the demise of what once was the best small boat marine Chinook fishery in the State.

Curt