No, your wrong again!
Big surprise....
I can follow guidelines, rules and laws.
Who deems something essential?
Commercial fishing?
Do we have a shortage of fish? Crab? Actually we do have ESA listed fish being caught and sold for profit.... area 11 did get ravished by tribal crabbers...so I guess there is a shortage but I digress.

I know someone in the construction field working on the new emerald queen casino..... no not shut down..
Construction is going strong IF you have influence.....
So take your you group think and shove it forcefully down your proverbial pie hole...

Rumor has it the governor hates fish and fishing.
Something about the smell reminds him of his ol' lady.

Even though that post is in poor taste, I found myself laughing.

P2 - you're an damned selfish idiot. You can follow the law? Doesn't sound like it to me, unless you have a river running through your house and even if you did...the law says all fishing is closed. The law right now, via Governor mandated EO under a SofE is for all non-essential persons to SIP. Period. He makes the list of what that includes - not you. He included sportfishing as he should have. Casinos are closed. Many golf courses are closed and or in the final processes of doing so. Ski resorts are currently taking steps to close. Yacht clubs closed. Bingo halls closed. Libraries, museums, aquariums. Yogo, Pilates, Pickup Hoops, Dance classes. All hobbies of other people. All closed. It's not just your hobby under your truly narrow view. And the great part is that you don't get a say in any of that. None of us do.

Right now, they are not pulling people over or pushing them back inside as a simple, peace keeping common courtesy, even though the law right now allows them to do just that. They are giving normal, mentally well adjusted citizens the benefit of the doubt. For now. Phase 2 goes well beyond politeness, which they will enact because of the selfish idiots like yourself that can't play ball, nor listen to simple instruction because their hobby is more important than our greater society at large.

I'm done having this conversation with you. Have a nice day,

The real crime here is someone having a different opinion than you and yours... tribes/Democratic leadership....
You see this is a forum for discussion not for you to lead sheep into your progressive thought process...

I never said I was going fishing..
infact I said the opposite, I follow the rules, laws like 99% of sportsmen.
But with... your my opinion counts more than yours attitude you must have missed that!

You and people like you are the reason we pay for 90% of fisheries but receive 10% of the opportunity...

I say fishing is probably is the safest thing you can do right now, along with hiking, etc.
But your comment of let the commercials and tribes go ahead and fish says volumes...
You see, your mad at me for my opinion but your ok with tribes/commercials doing what your so addimate that citizens dont dare do.. you would think just a little bit of your anger would be directed at them.....
It's not about spreading a virus it's about priorities, and corruption...
If it was about seriously stopping the virus.. construction project's at the emerald queen would halt, commercial fishing would halt.
Now go take your misguided anger and find out why they are allowed to operate!

I'm sure you know the numbers 🤣

My guess would be if you can make a phone call.... you can do what ever you want.....

Progressive thought process? You clearly haven't been around long enough to know my thought process or political affiliation. Cuz' if you had, you'd know that statement is completely asinine, juvenile and revealing.

Tribes are sovereign and do not have to answer to Washington. Period. Commercials provide food to society, just like farmers, ranchers and food MFG's - they are essential. Period. Non-essential commercial construction has been shut down. I'm not advocating for any particular service or industry, as I don't get a say and neither do you or any of us. What we do have say in is our personal behavior and I choose to behave in such a manner that is best for me and for greater society as a whole during a very critical period of time. Even if that does mean forgoing days on the water. Like I said, I should be on a float out in Forks right now. Nobody is happy about it, but that's life and cards we've been dealt. Play those cards how ever you want - I really don't care.

Sometimes I wonder about us folks. This bloody virus transfers by touch and can live three days on plastic, or so I read. Sneezing all that but it is primarily a contact thing. So if infected one could roam through a day and leave a trail that will HARM people. Rural areas are not immune but people pouring out of the urban areas will only make it much much worse and the rural areas do not have the medical facilities to deal with a mass infection.

To be honest all hotels and just everything that would accommodate a person to go from one area to another and stay need to shut down. Fishing, clamming, and other outdoor activities the same. You can be infected and not know , keep six feet, and still leave a trail of carnage in others lives including others losing their lives.

Get over it and stay the hell home and do not travel. More of us will live through this thing that way.

Seriously. . .just stay home. This is a team sport and our success (ie. as Americans, humans) will be dependent on how uniformly we can play it. A handful of people going about their business as usual can screw it up for all. Stay the fvck home. Fishin will come back around soon enough, don't put other peoples' lives at risk,

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Bravo! Clearly the message that a lot of people can’t understand. Well done, as people just need to stay home.

My concern is not this "temporary" closure. I am fine with staying in to not risk infecting people. I have family that is high risk for this virus. My concern is that 6 months from now all ESA and quota monitored fisheries could still be shut down due to social distancing. For me 2 weeks is nothing, 6 months on the other hand is going to be hard to take. If I can't go fishing for 6 months months I might be out in the yard fishing for squirrels or neighborhood cats.

Agreed - that's why I hope we can get this over and done with ASAP. I want everyone back out and doing what they love...we all do. In the meantime, it sucks and some hard choices get made. IMO - to me, I'd rather trade a little short term pain for long term gain. We'll get a handle on this virus, hopefully sooner rather than later!

My apologies to P2 for being a jerk earlier. My thoughts haven't changed, but by delivery could have been better.

I have a 10wt fly rod ready to go. I hear cats really like big fluffy flies so I will tie some up on a barbless circle hook. The epic grip and grin before the release could be challenging but I will post up the pics if I get one. Maybe video would better catch the action...

Lol.. Catch and cook?

Just kidding.

Haha!
Now you're going too far!

That would be a good fight! Wonder how long until it would roll over and quit?

This post speaks volumes....

I wouldnt believe anything that comes out of your mouth...
Dont tell everyone what is going on baywolf....
Let the tribes do what they want more fish for us....
Your so full of $%!t.

For anyone reading this who has an open mind consider this.
There are people who like to post in Hope's of changing hearts and minds.. think like they think behave and take what they give you. Social justice unicorns are nothing new...
No one wants to spread a virus but when you have full on construction happening at the emerald queen, very large project, lots of workers, I know someone working there and they have special permission from the governor Inslee.
Is the virus going to spread? Is it as contagious as they say maybe...
Dipship unicorn thinks if we stopped all sportsmen fishing it will stop the spread of the virus. All the while turning a blind eye to obvious corruption and incompetence.....

Where as, Vermont encourages it...

Vermont fishing

Hmm, not sure. They will probably run for cover as soon as you hook them though. Maybe I should up the fly rod weight a size or two for more stopping power.

Glad to see I am not the only one to think this shutdown is an unesasary over reaction..

https://mynorthwest.com/1791573/fishing-banned-coronavirus/amp/#referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com&amp_tf=From%20%251%24s