Doc of those late Coho, how many are returning to the Nooch, I start fishing it about the 7th of Dec for Steelhead and have only encountered one coho after that date, but have had some success on Steel, with the bag being 95% nice hatchery fish, split about 50/50 summer to winter. So I do understand that the Basin is concerned about Wild Coho, But I am only asking about the Nooch.
With the river having little to know access above Deb's this year, alot of early fish, Hatchery, will be out of reach if they wait to open it.
Sure would be nice if Green Diamond gave us access to the gravel bar below Bob's Bridge, it already has access to it.... But I am not holding my breath.

I am okay starting new years day if this a true conservation closure.

I'm a below Black Creek drifter or bankie depending on the flow.

Seems pretty easy to "protect stocks", in late October and November....shut down the fisheries.

Challenge is, in this basin, always affect the up river fishermen.....I just don't see ANY MOVEMENT to restrict fisheries below Cosie to allow even more fish than 4/3 provides for.

Late Coho, yep has been a fishery of mine for a loooooooooooong time. At one time, I could count on 1 hand the amount of people fishing on these fish, most people, on the Wynoochee, the Satsop, and even the Humptulips were in fact fishing steelhead.

Something changed....now seems to be more in search of these fish....more guides, more out of area jet boaters, and more drift boats....parking lots have been full.

Was really shocked when the Humptulips was re-opened......A river that has NOT made native/wild Coho escapement numbers in 20+ years......whats with this??????/

If we have to sit on the side lines, I hope all parties are sitting. But if they to are sitting, I hope they don't pull the missed opertunity card, and want to net 7 days a week to make up for missed days on Steel to protect Coho

What it really would be is missed opportunity to get at the late coho which used to be a run of BIG coho back a few years. I am sure that they will not put nets in before January 1, because according to their press release they are "conservationists and stewards of the resource".