why is fishing closed?

[birddogdad]

https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/a-big-salmon-run-at-seattles-ballard-locks-is-wowing-visitors/


pretty easy to connect dots that recreational folks are bottom of the barrel...

[jay.sharkbait]

https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/a-big-salmon-run-at-seattles-ballard-locks-is-wowing-visitors/


pretty easy to connect dots that recreational folks are bottom of the barrel...

Salmon is open almost everywhere. Chinook opens and closes haphazardly.

But I would agree that sport fishermen seem to have low priority and little representation.

[2MANY]

WDFW is a spineless group of collage educated idiots.

Zero boots on the ground management these days.

[nwwanderer]

Collage is accurate, a little bit of everything, not enough of anything.

[Sitka_Blacktail]

5,000 fish going into at least two systems is not cause to open any fishery. Especially when you are trying to recover these runs.  Where exactly do you propose to open, and what would be the good to come out of it?

[2MANY]

Collage is accurate, a little bit of everything, not enough of anything.

Exactly

[pickardjw]

I think collage educated folks would have an art degree, not biology 

[birddogdad]

5,000 fish going into at least two systems is not cause to open any fishery. Especially when you are trying to recover these runs.  Where exactly do you propose to open, and what would be the good to come out of it?

maybe everywhere they allow nets right now for starters.... the mismanaging openings that drives areas into only game in town to fish makes for a very crowded and dangerous condition on water .. this direction by wdfw is really not good...

seems like i heard  recently that brewster pool guides fish a closed day and run roe to the bank for hatcheries...just a thought here......

[2MANY]

I think collage educated folks would have an art degree, not biology 

WDFW basically hires art students.

Got a degree?
Know nothing about fish and game?\

YOU'RE HIRED!!!!!

[JimmyHoffa]

I think collage educated folks would have an art degree, not biology 

How the PowerPoint slides look is more important than the numbers on them. 

[2MANY]

True story.

My hunch is they are all colors of the rainbow.

[pickardjw]

Explaining a joke makes it not funny, but here it is anyway   

Collage - a piece of art made by sticking various different materials such as photographs and pieces of paper or fabric on to a backing.

College - an educational institution or establishment, in particular one providing higher education or specialized professional or vocational training.

[hunter399]

Explaining a joke makes it not funny, but here it is anyway   

Collage - a piece of art made by sticking various different materials such as photographs and pieces of paper or fabric on to a backing.

College - an educational institution or establishment, in particular one providing higher education or specialized professional or vocational training.

Or if your me ,you cut,paste,cut,paste,paste,crop.
Then hit print!
 
Now I'm a biologist.

[jason stevens]

I think they should shut it down an fund the hatcheries an turn washington into the go to place in five years. But that will never happen . Not enough money going into certain areas. An the tribes can't provide it all. Just like hunting especially on the east side. Shut all cow an doe harvest down for 5 years an go to a 3 point or better deer an elk minimum. The herds would be amazing. An bring back hounds for cats an bears. Just my 2 cents but most people won't agree.

[ducks4days]

5,000 fish going into at least two systems is not cause to open any fishery. Especially when you are trying to recover these runs.  Where exactly do you propose to open, and what would be the good to come out of it?

I feel the real issue is Seattleites using salmon to promote tourism to the city while they support the same WDFW commission that is mismanaging the species' and reducing opportunity to actually enjoy the resource.