Salmo_g
WFF Supporter
I said I would try to dispel any conspiracy theories, and a proactive approach is probably better than a reactive one. WDFW plans to issue a news release announcing that there will be no Skagit steelhead season (Feb. 1 - Apr. 30) this year in 2020. The reason is that the pre-season runsize forecast is 3,900 plus change, less than the 4,000 minimum agreed to in the Skagit steelhead Resource Management Plan for a scheduled CNR fishing season. It's not about money for fishery monitoring or some other thing. It's just a low forecast of recruits per spawner due to the 2015 drought and Blob in the coastal ocean waters.
So if you were thinking of going out of state or country to fish during Feb., Mar., or Apr. instead of fishing the Skagit, this might be the year to do it.
So if you were thinking of going out of state or country to fish during Feb., Mar., or Apr. instead of fishing the Skagit, this might be the year to do it.