URGENT - Washington Wild Steelhead

[kjsteelhead]

Sorry for the late notice, but if there's anyone out there who likes to fish for steelhead in Washington or anyone who is generally opposed to killing wild steelhead, we could use your help.

The state fish and wildlife department is taking public comment, but only up to July 23 (this Friday). As it is now, the state still allows people to kill and keep one wild steelhead a year in some of the rivers on the Olympic Peninsula, even though the numbers of wild steelhead are still declining in these rivers. If you have a couple of minutes, please send them your input at: strategic@dfw.wa.gov. Hopefully if enough of us let them know these wild fish should not be killed, period, they will change this policy.

Thanks,
KJ

[fflutterffly]

Letter sent. Keeps getting kicked back as a failure send.

[kjsteelhead]

Thanks for letting me know. I messed up on the email address yesterday, but just fixed it. And thanks for your support, Fflutter!

[FishingQueen]

Thanks for the notice! I also sent an email... as I hope to return to the Olympic Peninsula someday!

Looks like they are extending the comment period to August 6, so there's still time to let them know what you think...

http://wdfw.wa.gov/about/strategic_plan ... 7plan.html

[flyfishergirl]

Thanks for the info KJ.

Have not sent a message yet, but will do soon as the comment period has been extended (and because i have to head back down the river in a couple of hours and have to focus my time on packing up the goods).

Posted the info on the blog, thanks for making us aware.