GOP, its nothing new,(indian nets) why do you think the state closed down area 10 in the saltwater for Coho, in the last two weeks of sept?? its not there weren't going to be enough fish coming back, they knew (the WDFW) there was going to be a surplus of HATCHERY origin Coho, and tell me just how many rivers spill into area 10? the samammish-via lake washington, and the green.
the tribals netted ONE night last week on the green and got an estimated count of 7,500 Coho's!!
and now they opened up lake washington when the fish are much harder for us to catch, giving us our (choke) 50% chance at evening up the tally, its all a joke, a political game the state plays with us every single year, you ask the tribals if they care if we fish, they dont, they know the truth, that the sportsman have very little impact on these fish. just like the elliot bay fiasco this summer. now they(the WDFW) will be saying there is a surplus of Coho arriving at all they hatcheries, and they might as well feed the prison inmates some of the surplus hatchery fish!! (which they do) but do we ever get a fair shake? nope, not in this state, never have, never will.
until then I'll just be fishing where and when I can.
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Fuzzy