penninsula closures

[Bullkllr]

https://fortress.wa.gov/dfw/erules/efishrules/erule.jsp?id=2611

The complete list of affected river and rule change.  It says "Release All Rainbow Trout".  Since Steelhead are Rainbow Trout, does this mean zero retention?

Anything over 20" is considered a steelhead.

[Flaming Antler Outdoors]

Public comment ZOOM meeting tomorrow with WDFW on this issue.  From 1-3 pm.  You can register at WDFW "meetings 2020" link

[fishngamereaper]

Public comment ZOOM meeting tomorrow with WDFW on this issue.  From 1-3 pm.  You can register at WDFW "meetings 2020" link

Saw the meeting announcement..
So did they out the cart before the horse with the closure announcement or get so much pushback they now need to publicly justify their decisions.

[Stein]

Hard to imagine they wouldn't know what the comments would be well before the decision was made.

[WSU]

They kept this a secret until now for a reason.  The numbers were known for months but they didn't even bother to tell the commission? 

[Platensek-po]

The Deschutes in Oregon has this rule of bank fishing only. Seems to work there... I won’t fish salmon and steelhead in Washington anymore. They should just close the retention of salmon across the board, commercial native and sport. At this point I believe we are witnessing the final years of salmon runs in the lower 48

[BigGoonTuna]

Typical WDFW...let it get past the point of no return, then apply some ham fisted half measure.

It really bothers me that they’re lumping the Chehalis system and the Willapa  tributaries in with the north coastal rivers, they don’t see anywhere near the numbers of guys pounding them for wild fish that the hoh and quillayeute have.

Also, I’m sure they had these low escapement predictions months ago, why wait until it’s nearly time to fish? Kind of like last year, everything shut down in February after nearly a month of unfishable high water  by emergency closure due to a low preseason forecast.

[metlhead]

Sad, but the Chehalis system needs this closure also. It gets pounded. The poaching of wild steelhead on every trib, above the nets, takes a huge toll on late season fish. Float the tribs and take note. Watch the plunking shacks on private lands. It is a lot of fish.

[CLARKTAR]

The Deschutes in Oregon has this rule of bank fishing only. Seems to work there... I won’t fish salmon and steelhead in Washington anymore. They should just close the retention of salmon across the board, commercial native and sport. At this point I believe we are witnessing the final years of salmon runs in the lower 48

I couldn't agree more.

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[xX Let ER Rip Xx]

Listened to the outdoor line this morning and those guys talked a lot about that. I am disappointed in the fisheries management as a whole in this state. It’s dismal at best and now our backs are up against a wall because of mismanagement!   

[Stein]

Listened to the outdoor line this morning and those guys talked a lot about that. I am disappointed in the fisheries fishermen management as a whole in this state. It’s dismal at best and now our backs are up against a wall because of mismanagement!   

Fixed it for you.  They don't manage the fish, they manage us.

[huntnphool]

https://nwsportsmanmag.com/no-boat-fishing-ban-exemptions-for-disabled-coastal-steelheaders/