Post by: Kumacub on June 23, 2025, 08:19:43 AM
Post by: CP on June 23, 2025, 09:16:50 AM
Post by: metlhead on June 23, 2025, 10:07:36 AM
Post by: carlyoungs on June 23, 2025, 11:05:01 AM
Post by: OltHunter on June 23, 2025, 11:10:46 AM
That would make zero sense for a near record run.
Post by: Jake Dogfish on June 23, 2025, 11:46:04 AM
Post by: Stein on June 23, 2025, 12:32:38 PM
I think your new license allows you to watch them swim past in the millions. Stay back 400yds and no flash photography I believe
Don't forget to shut your motor off and for good measure tilt it up out of the water. :chuckle:
I imagine the app will be updated before Aug 1 although WDFW advertises it is updated realtime. They also advertise e-catch cards in 2024 or early 2025, so unfortunately to be safe you need to check multiple sources to be 100% sure.
Post by: OltHunter on June 23, 2025, 05:09:09 PM
The paper regs + emergency rules. The app often wrong.
How can the paper regs be the source of truth with so many changes they push every other week?
https://www.eregulations.com/washington/fishing/marine-area-8
Even here, no mention of pink release.
Wouldn't this website hold up if a warden questions you?
Post by: Jake Dogfish on June 23, 2025, 08:32:49 PM
-Wdfw Medium
Post by: spin05 on June 24, 2025, 12:42:57 AM
Post by: blackpowderhunter on June 24, 2025, 06:36:49 AM
I am saying this because the amount of uninformed idiots who keep small chinook and think they are pinks is ASTOUNDING.
Seriously. but then id be giving WDFW too much credit for thinking of something smart.
2 years ago the amount of guys i saw showing up and pulling their "pinks" out to show off to the counter, that were in fact juvenile chinook was disgusting.
Post by: WAcoueshunter on June 27, 2025, 08:56:33 PM
Post by: jackelope on June 28, 2025, 08:35:10 AM
The paper regs + emergency rules. The app often wrong.
How can the paper regs be the source of truth with so many changes they push every other week?
https://www.eregulations.com/washington/fishing/marine-area-8
Even here, no mention of pink release.
Wouldn't this website hold up if a warden questions you?
The emergency rules is how.
If they open it eventually it’ll be in the emergency rules when they do.
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Post by: CP on June 28, 2025, 08:39:11 AM
Post by: jackelope on June 28, 2025, 08:42:30 AM
The e-regs have not been updated yet:
Right. Low return aka no return to the Stilly last year so they close it. There are still a few pinks even on even number years.
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Post by: elkaholic123 on June 28, 2025, 11:40:54 AM
They only run on odd years, No run last year!The e-regs have not been updated yet:
Right. Low return aka no return to the Stilly last year so they close it. There are still a few pinks even on even number years.
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Post by: jackelope on June 28, 2025, 12:39:39 PM
They only run on odd years, No run last year!The e-regs have not been updated yet:
Right. Low return aka no return to the Stilly last year so they close it. There are still a few pinks even on even number years.
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Yes, that’s what I said… but there are always a few around even on even years. And there are pink runs that spawn in even number years too. Some of them don’t even go to the rivers to spawn.
This is why 8-2 was closed to pink harvest last year. Low return numbers. It’s a technicality more than anything. When the e-Regs update 7/1, they’ll show this years rules.
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Post by: Jake Dogfish on June 28, 2025, 01:31:23 PM
Post by: Stein on June 28, 2025, 03:35:42 PM
With the tickets they will write in 8-2 this year, they could probably put one in.
Post by: WAcoueshunter on June 28, 2025, 04:41:48 PM
This is why 8-2 was closed to pink harvest last year. Low return numbers. It’s a technicality more than anything. When the e-Regs update 7/1, they’ll show this years rules.
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It wasn’t closed for pinks last year. Just chinook and chums.
New eregs are up, closed for pinks this year.
Both sets of eregs are up on the wdfw website since the old regs are still live, but the new regs kick in Tuesday.
Post by: jackelope on June 28, 2025, 05:01:40 PM
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Post by: WAcoueshunter on June 28, 2025, 05:22:46 PM
This is what I get for basing my assumption of the rules off the posts in here instead of looking for myself.
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:chuckle: yeah, think some were looking at the regs from different years.
Hope you are well Jackelope!