Originally Posted By: Lucky Louie
Originally Posted By: boater
Originally Posted By: Oregonian


The larger question is : what are some policy changes that you can think of that might enhance the sportfishing experience ?



i would change willipa bay back to a sept 16th opener for the commercial fisherman so sportfisherman could experience some decent fishing.


If you are talking about the gillnet test fishery that has days in Aug. that started this year and is going to run for many more years,---I agree.



this is a clip from the page about the willipa fishery,

During all openings of this permit fishery less than 2000 hatchery Chinook, about 1300 hatchery coho and 500 wild coho will be harvested in order for WDFW to collect data that will inform future management. For further information, please contact Barbara McClellan 360-249-1213 or Charmane Ashbrook 360-249-1205.

looks like they kept wild coho durring the special openings, plus they got 2 other early openings, this isnt the best way to promote sportfishing