Yes, I will agree that there are some real $hitty boat launches along our rivers and other sites,that need repairs badly.But,what
are we doing as fisherman & fisherwoman to do our part of the clean up process?????.Almost every boat launch or river bank that I've used or stopped by in the past year looks like a garbage dump.Just walk down to the plunkin hole below the bonnoville dam and check out all the trash from the springer run,it's pretty sad to see all the empty bottles,sand shrimp containers
ect.Maybe if we would respect it then the state would too.Good luck,
STRIKE ZONE

I agree whole hardedly. My home river is the Snoqualime and they used to keep the ramps up and the silt down to a minimum. Since we started paying for the right to park at these ramps they haven't maintained them once. I've written to the wsdfw but to no avail. Just another scam by them to put more moneys into the general fund.

I've actually seen work and improvements on public property on a couple of Puget Sound streams. Have you tried emailing the department regarding the conditions of the launch? There are public areas next to streams, lakes, and the salt all over the State. Get the Cowlitz launch in the queue so it can get fixed!

cowlitzfisherman-
They have just been enforcing the program in the last few years, but have actually been charging a fee for over 10 years. We just didn't see it as it "was included in the cost". But if you didn't purchase any license you were required to purchase a card/sticker. They were about $5 ten years ago.

As for the "a special interest account and has refused to use any of that money for what it was intended for", I have no information.
I have not seen the launch in question, but is it possible that the Regional Office doesn't know there is a problem?


STRIKE ZONE-
I agree with you 100%. We all need to "take out more than we bring".
If everyone that said it actually did....we wouldn't have a litter problem.

I know in Region Six that there is only one "Maintenance" person for all of the launches & public fishing areas. One man to cover the whole OP down and around to the Thurton/Pierce Co. line. There are alot of areas that are used heavily, yet the guy still has a route to cover.