In an effort to better understand and educate myself especially on the Peninsula rivers...I looked up Steelhead Harvest summary for for the 98/99 Season. According to the WDFW figures a little over 7000 unmarked steelhead were harvested state wide and almost 3000 of these came from the Chehalis river North. I do fish the Chehalis alot, the Wynoochee and the Hump occasionally from there on I don't seem to get there much. Enlighten me...are these native runs so strong that they can continue a harvest rate this high...anyone know what the escapement floors are on say the Hoh, Quillayute and Queets sytems. And I am still searching for the answer to how the WDFW and commission can have a no harvest of unmarked fish and continue to harvest?

Thanks,

Jim