IMPORTANT PLEASE SHARE - We need YOU to represent Warm Water Fisheries at one of the meetings below. HB1579 promises to have severe impact on Warm Water Fisheries, especially on bass anglers and tournaments in Washington State. We all need to show up and be heard. You can review and comment on this proposal on-line as well and we encourage you to DO BOTH! Submit comments and be present at one of the meetings to be heard.
This proposal impacts Over 100 Washington Lakes, many of which have no Salmon runs.
When you attend one of the meetings it is important to be calm, cool, and collected. Attacks and shouting will get us ignored, having only negative impact. We need to show that we are also concerned about salmon and want to know how we can help while also preserving our Warm Water Fisheries. Speak to how Bass fishing has impacted your life, talk about how this will impact businesses such as boat sales and service, tackle, truck sales... how it will reduce tax revenue through reduced fishing licenses, boat sales, truck sales, launch and tournament fees. Offer thoughtful comments on possible alternative ways to address the issues that help Salmon without hurting Warm Water Fisheries.SUBMIT YOUR COMMENTS HERETo review and comment on the proposals, visit WDFW’s website at
https://wdfw.wa.gov/fishing/regulations/season-setting/. The public can comment on the proposed rules at the meetings or online through Oct. 17.
PLEASE ATTEND ONE OF THESE MEETINGS BELOW-Mill Creek: 6 to 8 p.m., Tuesday, Sept. 24, at WDFW’s Mill Creek office, 16018 Mill Creek Blvd.
-Olympia: 5 to 7 p.m., Thursday, Sept. 26, at the NaturalResources Building, Room 175 A, 1111 Washington St. SE.
-Ridgefield: 6 to 8 p.m., Monday, Sept. 30, at WDFW’s Ridgefield office, 5525 S 11th St.
-Ephrata: 6 to 8 p.m., Tuesday, Oct. 1, at the Grant County Public Works Department, public meeting room, Enterprise St. SE.
-Spokane: 6 to 8 p.m., Wednesday, Oct. 2, at WDFW’s Spokane office, 2315 N. Discovery Pl., Spokane Valley.