Originally Posted By: stonefish
They opened up MA 13 to coho fishing last month, so it can in fact be done regardless of the NOF agreement.
It wasn't open for coho fishing prior to that.


Yeah, I would really love to know the decisionmaking behind that.

Which further begs the question...why, after most if not all of the regularly-scheduled river fisheries were opened in October, was not all of PS saltwater opened?

My guess would be that WDFW went to the tribes asking for the latter and the tribes said, "No way! But we'll throw you a bone...you can have MA13." Just a guess.

Originally Posted By: stonefish

Having the entire season closed down effects business just a bit......


No argument there! Business is also affected when blackmouth closes 1/3 of the way thru *because* we have in-season management. That's my point.