Well now I think DW needs to see that post as I think he might want to nicely explain why you are wrong.

Boat to the left is my 17' jet boat......I sit 95% of the time in the boat, last 3-4 years my age, 80, and now a problem with balance. It is a struggle for me to move about my house. I CAN NOT CLIMB DOWN RIVER BANKS ANY MORE, I need a wading pole in the summer time, and can't wade in very deep water......winter steelhead, from the bank, is not something I can even think about doing, water flow just to much....those that know me, know that just to be on the river "helps keep me alive".

I even have a cane to get from my seat, in the jet boat, to get something out of storage, in the front of the boat......

Sunday, 12/13/2020 will be the last day I can enjoy something I've done for 75 years. Oh I'll fish again but with the decisions WDFW makes, probably not until August/September in the Chehalis River for Coho jacks and then adult Coho.

I'd give quite a bit to have the abilities I had just 5-6 years ago.....I think WDFW assumed everyone that fishes, should be able to jump out of a boat, go to the river bank and fish from there......many older adults are in for lots of boring, stay at home....because of this no fishing from a boat!!!!! grrrrrrrrrrrrr

Be Safe.......Go Hawks !!!!

I am a veteran. Served overseas three years of my life.

I have the scars to show my past was real.

Will the state make greater public access to the river banks?

There was a time when WDG had the "Citizen's Wildlife Heritage" program, initially funded by the Region 6 Fish Bio. The idea was to get access to lands for hunting and fishing. Before that, there was effort by steelhead anglers to get bank access and it included putting in stiles so that anglers could cross private land to access streams. Wonder what happened to those programs?