It ought to be...it's quite disgusting...how firm do you believe that "rumor" that we've both heard?

Fish on...

Todd

the only pattern i see is that they are trying to wipe out the chehalis river basin salmon run...

Todd,

It's not about how much I believe it. It's more about the credibility of the source, and the source is in a position to know.

Sg

With the timing of the first fall rain, it could be a banner day for the nets' first opener in the Chehalis Basin the next three days. The nets work S-O-O-O-O much better when the fish are on the move... and no doubt they will be on the move.

It's been raining pretty good here in the last couple hours. More in the nets or not, the rain is a good thing. I'm only working the first half of the week. See you out there!

The biggest economic bang for the buck (and hen) derives from the recreational community, and yet we are continually given the short end of the stick when it comes to optimizing opportunity.

I know the following was already posted on the other thread, but this one is probably capturing more of the attention of would-be WDFW lurkers.
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I'll top that one, Butch.... 70 boats checked at Johns after the high-water NON-bite..... uno pescado.
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OK folks let's do the fNp mathematical analysis.

110+ boats checked times avg 3 rods per boat = 330 rods.

Most boats stuck it out thru at least one tide change = 6 hours avg.

330 x 6 = 1980 rod hours for 4 fish.

Folks, that's a whopping 495 rod-hours per fish retained! Guess I don't feel so bad about logging my first-ever skunking in the bay since 1999! Can't imagine the folks in the river fared much better.
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Now let's look at the bare bones economic value of those 4 fish.

110 boats on average buring 10 gallons of fuel at 3 bucks a gallon = $3300

Avg 100 mi round trip for each tow rig x 110 rigs at an avg of 12 mi per gallon at 3 bucks a gallon = $2750

Average one tray of bait per rod at 6 bucks a tray for 330 rods = $1980

3300 + 2750 + 1980 = $8030

Folks, that works out to $2007 and change for each checked fish retained on opening day of the 2007 salmon season in the bay.

ROGER THAT JAKE !!!!!
Its almost a total [censored] joke the the QIN can systematically wipe out our fish runs , put nothing back into the community and consistantly want more and more while our fish managers continue to bow down and bendover and take it in the ass from them.
Lets get them back in court and let science determine who gets what with mother nature getting first position.

Get me a bigger [censored] soap box and lets get something done starting at the top this time !!!

Peace
Fly

WDFL
Wild life
Dollors
fraudulently
wasted

My Uncles are up this week from out of state. The goal is to come up with an option that provides the conservation dictated by law, and still have a good recreational fishery for all of our targeted species including salmon...