Couldn't agree more. It doesn't matter what the law is if it's not enforced. Do we really drive near the speed limit in situations where it's obviously safe to go faster because we think that some agency/study/government employee has any clue? No. We do it because we know we'll get a ticket sooner or later if we don't. It's that simple.
I voted yes. Releasing all wild steelhead that I catch is what I've been doing since 1981. One reason I support that action is because when I began steelhead fishing, there were 160+ rivers in WA that had harvestable wild steelhead. Now there are 10 or 12 (allegedly) remaining on the OP. Releasing wild steelhead costs me nothing, and might help a run meet its escapement goal that otherwise would not.
There are just so relatively few of these wonderous creatures left. Give them a break.
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