Before they lowered the sign I nailed three nice sprigers on 1/4 ounce jigs in one hour. too bad there so into protecting those hatchery fish we paid for just to have them turn black before they open it back up on the other side .Talked to Don Glaser at the barrier dam tackle shop, we both got all riled up and pissed off about the wdfw management of the cowlitz hatchery fish. I apologized to his wife Karen for giving fuel to the coals before I left and went bass fishing up at riffe for the rest of the day.

Please don't get Don all upset he feel the pain.I could be wrong but 90% sure that Tacoma Power pays all the cost at the hatchery but not the state work wages at both hatcherys

Micro 101,

Tacoma Power pays all the operations costs at the Cowlitz Hatcheries, including about 25 full-time WDFW staff employees. Those hatchery fish aren't costing you a thing.

If you don't like the regulation, maybe get together with RockLizard and ask the WDFW Commission not to burden lawful anglers with the burden caused by snaggers. If WDFW agents bust enough people there for snagging, angling behavior would probably change. If not, well then Lewis County could probably use the money from citations.

Sincerely,

Salmo g.