Originally Posted By: Bay wolf
We have seen a slow but steady progression to remove recreational sportsmen, and incrementally turn the management and jurisdiction of the rivers over to the tribes in toto. There IS a strategy and it is playing out in plan sight. However, it is happening in small increments, so with each loss, we don't raise objection. We've lost the ability to fish on netting days, we've lost days to closures, we've lost access, and now we've lost an entire run of fish. We are loosing a once "public waterway" and, believe me, it's not EVER going to be given back


Baywolf - This paragraph describes exactly how the silver fishery was "managed" (by the tribes) this fall on the Skagit. The river was a virtual desert from Burlington to Lyman for sporties the entire month of October, at least. Sure, a few local guys got a handful of small fish given their years of experience, but that very limited success was the exception. I caught one moving fish in 3 trips and only saw two rollers total in 3 trips. No one else I talked to even saw one roller - but the limit was 4 silvers thanks to the tribes upping the forecasted returns! What a frickin joke!