Are we fishing the Puyallup and Skokomish? Or, Not?

[Nelly]

As of today, the salmon fishing regulations on the Puyallup from the 11th St. Bridge to the White River read as follows: "To be determined".

With less than two weeks before the scheduled August first opener, local anglers are wondering why the co-managers, namely the State of Washington and the Puyallup Tribe have failed to have a fishing agreement in place. Usually the sport and commercial fishing regulations are finalized in the regional salmon season process known as "North of Falcon" which concludes in mid April.

This year however, the State of Washington and the Puyallup & Skokomish Tribes have no fishing agreement in place over concerns of sport and commercial fishing interactions.

With a bumper crop of chinook, coho and pink salmon headed toward Puget Sound rivers anglers anticipation is at a fever pitch and time for an agreement is getting short.

Join us Saturday morning for an interview with WDFW director Phil Anderson as he addresses these important issues!

[Nick Berto]

Puyallup Fishery...
http://wdfw.wa.gov/news/jul2513a/

Skok Fishery...
http://wdfw.wa.gov/news/jul2513b/

What is everyone's thoughts on this. I do not fish these fisheries at all for many reasons, mostly because of the type of crowds that these fisheries attract both non-tribal and tribal, but am still curious as to what everyones thoughts are as it relates to all fisheries in which there is potential conflict and two governing parties. These may become standard for more than these and have an impact on multiple fisheries in the years to come...