Well, if the math is that dismal, not opening the river at all IS an option. Why waste gas and effort when it's a pointless season? I'd rather see realistic seasons or no seasons at all. All it does is give an appearance of a season that is pointless as far as the ability to actually catch fish. And give the state license money under false pretenses. At this point the only people who will catch fish with opening the river in mid-October are those fishing frog water 'cause all the fish will have already made their big push.