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ORIGINAL October 20, 2005

Magalie R. Salas, Secretary -,,:e n~-- Federal Energy Regulatory Commission /~?¢ ~ / . : : -~ - Rocky Reach Hydro Project (FERC No. P-2145-060) ~J ~ : , . 'h'k '-

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Dear Secretary Salas,

Here am let~m I have sent before. I think it is a shame people can catch Entiat River salmon and melhead everywhere except the Entiat River.

It's also a shame with all of the fish that are planted for Rocky Reach and Rock Island and Pdest Rapids and Wanapum hydro project mitigat~ no fish get planted in the Entlat River any more.

These effects should have been d ~ inlhe HCP. It looks like you have the chance to make dtsdou the effects under Rodoj Reach no action a ~ . That's the one where the ItCP goes away, so the semet meetings go away, the hatchery committee goes away, fish are planted in the Entiat River again, people can fish in the Ent~ River again and the pow~ is cheaper. Put me down as young ~ thot a b n u ~ .

Timothy James Box 276 Watsrville, WA 98858

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Ms. Sandy Cox Okanogan County 123 North 5m Avenue Room 110 Okanogan, WA 98840

September 23, 2005

Dear Iris. Cox: I am mad that I have not been able to fish in the Entlat River for 10 years because of some secret federal experime~. My grandpa and great-grendpa taught me to fish up ttm Entiat River. We would take the ferry to EnUat and pick up supplies at Mr. Risk's store or Mr. C o o ~ s store. We would camp at Cottonwood or some other nice spot end fish the Erdtat and Mad Rivers. The fish end game tnx:k would come up W~l a load of fis/1 and dump them in the dyer. The truck said something about Chelen PUD paying for the fish. Fishing was good.

Now I can only take my gmndsone fishing above Enttat Fats. The fish are small and there are not nearly as many as there used to be. We can't enjoy it like ~ used to.

It saems to me National Madne Fisheries Senfce or Fish and Game should have seid something about this expedmer¢ I just looked at the M'~,olumbla Habitat Conservation Plan again and did not sae anything about the EntJat River be(rig a contn~ dyer. It should have been ~ abeut and the eff~:ts discuased. It was never told to the publlc, ~ had to find out about it on our own.

I am mad you included this underhanded, nefarious scheme in your drMt Upper Columbia Salmon recovery pCan. Just because some g-men thinks up some job secudty scheme doelm~ mean you have to go a#ong w(th i t

put m d o . . u w, ng to co nu. ,nmly R r.nd River with my fame. I expeot there wB be more unpCeasant s u r ~ skx)e the Mkl-Columbia Habitat ConsentatJon Plen r m r e s g-men from far away to have sacret dosed meeUngs end make decisions about our local dvem, fishing, our livelihood and economy. What do they care, they have a guaranteed paycheck end they got to catch our fish In the lower Columbia RiveCt Please do not give them any c r e d ~ by i ~ thek scheme in the Upber CoCumbia Saknon Recovecy Plan. ~ is~ uo fish the who4e ~ and Mad Rivers again for ~ and othe¢ fish like they do in the Wenatchee and Okanogen and Methow and Cdlumbia---sepec~ally the lower Columblal

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Catcmng salmon but) miles from the ocean Columbia Cove is a busy place as the slightest hint The trick to this guide's success is knowledge of this

of daybreak spreads over the Eastern Washington land- area of the Columbia River. He grew up along the banks scape near Brewster. Vehicle after vehicle, each tow- of the river and has lived in the Brewster area most of hag a boat, pulls up to the boat launch an.d ba .cks.. toward~ %lifwe ~ " . : the water until a boat isfloating above a trailer, r ~ right over there," hesays,;pointing. "N0,

Some anglers disp!ay aseuseofurgency, w hi!~others not the riverbank, halfa milethis side. It's tmd~ water take the wait in strid~ Fishing guide Rod Hammons is ofthe now." latter pemuasion, ~ tha entire hubbub calmly. Fishing above the apple orchard where he spent his

"It's part of the job," he says. "I"ne fish aren't going pro-teen years gives new meaning to tim phrase ~ s h - anywhere, ~Ttion'texpe~ them to beginb!ting~foran- ing home water." ,. -- " :" c -. other 30 minute.". / - ' . . . . " - . ~1u the spring when. the-river wo.uld flood, I had'to '

• After a sl!o . ~ r ~ upriver, to a point close to 'he mouth rowa boat across the flOOdW~terto tile opposlte bankso of the Oka~0gau~River, Hammous cuts:the mot0ra~d "I could catch the school bus, ~ he says. . : ".. ~ ~ . . . . . . . . . joins a group 0f 30 other boats. He stays on t~eoutside "The expertise of Hammous as a fishing guide is .well Start Hanlmons flfihtsa22-pouQd chhm0k 8a!mon on edge of the g ~ p as h'e rigs the rods, two ondow~ig- known in Eastern Washington. -. the Columbia River near the mouth of the okanogan gers, one to the left and one to the right. Another rod.is Although he has'slipped away from the other boats, Rlver. - . . :. ~ Situated to ~ d~ectly.behind the boat, but not as deep he'snot out ofsight. ' • . .... - : : . . . . " as the other twoY ~ ;- " " " i TheleitrodbouncesandthelineslipsoUtofthe'down- . . . "

Hammons attaches a cut plug herring to each line, rigger release clip. Hamm0n~ wife, Starr, re'fighting a 22-pound chinook. using two h6o~ inlthe bait, and places a dodger 24 i n c h - . . H a m m o u s hands the rod to outdtmr ph0togr~apher "After a few hours of fishing and p u ~ three .salmon es ahead of the bait. With two lin~a fishing deep and one G ~ e t Wilson ofMosewLake, WasIL;iwhQ is quicklyen- in thecooldr, Hammons points the bo~t toward Colum- ~hallow, he ~:~sting the depth at which the fish might gaged in a battle with her first salmon ever. The fight is bin CoVe. -~ . • ' Be holding. ~: .' ~ :-. :~ ~ hono.rable, with .the 13-p0und chinook mMrlng ~ ~ ii~ Another indication of Hammons'proficiency is the

"The fisl~find~ teRsme where the fish are, ~ I t~y andtvd.p.jumps be£o~ slipping over theedge of the net~ It& R Guide Servi~'s booking calendar~ There are many ~puttheb~t.~front~fthem,~hesays'~Buts°me'_ t~nes, Tlmfish. . ~ bright and in good shape. ~' .2~ • days when it is fuIL . ~ ,. the ones see~. ~ ~e,~ ~ed~ronics a~' n't biting, so it'is best' S~ v~ anglers in tlm- other boa~havo binoculars to ."But I have afriend, Danny O,Connell, who i have

- toexperimdut, tltatsivhyonerQdisabitshallow." their eyeswatchingHammons'tacticsandpositionon ~h0oledinmymeth~offishing,~Hammonssa~vs" "It Now Hamm~ is multitaskihg as he drives the boat-theMv~.. " .... -~ gwes our guide servi'ce the capability of using two boats. ~

~h and aroun'd~,o~er~boats, keeping an eyeon the fish "it happens all the time, but most of them d0n't or .Thelargest fish Hammnns has putin the boat this~season finder and w a ~ l'or any signs of anglers on their feet wbn't follow me and imitatelmy actions - until i catch is a ~ d chinook_. Last year it was a 38-pound~. a.lad holdix~ b~nt'rpds. There are none. . "th9 second fish, and then here they. come," he says. Catahln~ _~]mon a~fdme is a thrill, but when they

Alter a reasonable amo,unt of time, and with 30 boats All Sucx.ess~ fishing guides have their secrets, and are.available 600 miles from the Pacific Ocean, it is a. around witl~a total ofperhaps 100 rods in the water and Hammons is no exceptidn, His preparation of the bait, tmique experience. The 2005 salmon season is sched- with no anglers pulling . in fish, Hammons eases his boat soaking ~ in an undisclosed formula, is part ofhis.suc~ uled to continue until Oct 15. away from the others, cess, andheWon~gtveupthatprocedure. " : i contact R&R Guide Ser.~ice at (509) 689-2849 or on.

"Let's go check out another spot," he says. I t ian't!ong after theflmt fish is in the cooler be~'ore line at Wwwxrgui~~mestead.cem/walleyeJ~tmL

• F I R E D A N G E R H I G H - " " , ' ' • , ' i ' " i . ~ . Hunter education classes.~ Hunt

P timely tdoo s information Link " ides - " ? • Idaho huntlngllcense or show p exerclee the utmost In fbe;satety. Use Aweekly l)u])l~c~tion l:)mvides flew8 as ~mely a~l ~ News Gator. The process in llJmple. Go to the w1~vdaewll- • ' " " . . . . . . they ~ve j~eviour, ly hekl a valid t propane stoves and resist having a

campfire when at the ca~npslte, sible. But because of the na ture of the businessi some c~ms~ln Idaho or arm4hot slate. C • gator.com website to begin the registration procedure. Idaho Fish and ~ webslte at items are not as timely as ~e Capital Press atalfdesires. T~se who don~ want to negotiate tlm site alone should " - ~ k l ~ o . 9 o v i ~

WASHINGTON Adoaure offlshingon no-name lake, w h i c h ~ at call (800) 608-4597. NewsGator staffers are willing to for Inlommtlon, ., Washington Fish and Wildlife Commission m idn igh t ton ight , would not appear help with the process.

scheduled meeUng- Sept. 1 and SepL 15: on Press pages until next Friday. After the program is inst~Ued, : OREGON Conference call. Olympia. The solution: Enter the computer :readars wi l l be ableto access the site Oregon R~ andWi~le Commbsk From Washington Department of Fish and W~Uife- Salmon anglem along most o~ the age. Now we have a way of providing and the Capital Press l ink tha t ~idll uled meeting - Sept. 8-9 in l"itlan

From the Oregon Department of I Washington coast will be able to fish sav- current news to our readers daffy, or at have an update of outdoor and oth- Wi/dlife- Tha ocean ~ seast en days a week and keep up to two chinook least five days a week. er agriculture news. The goal is to pand to sovon days a week ~

per day under a rule change approved by " Readers will notice a small orange have an update the day after impor- lrom Cape Faloon near Manzanlb the Washington Departmont of Flsh and box at the bottom of the left margin of tant news ia announced. Leadbetter Pclnt In Washington Wildlife. Only Neah Bay (Marine Area 4), the Capital Press home page. Three lettersiXML, ap- News such as emergency fishing closures, fire bans, .d~.ly I~.g Iknlt will m tax to Include

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WDFW NEWS RELEASE: Fh~mn 8 rmaai~ c]o~ed in Wmm~h~, En~ and Mmhow nv... Pa~ ] of 2

N E W S R E L E A S E " " WASHINGTON DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE 600 Capitol Way North, Olympia, WA 98501-1091

August 03, 2005 Contact: Joe Miller, WDFW, (509) 754-4624 Or Bob Jateff, WDFW, (509) 826-7341 Or Art Viola, WDFW, (509) 665-3337

Fishing remains closed in Wenatchee, Entlat and Methow rivers

OLYMPIA - An unusually high number of anglers violating closures on the Wenatchee and Entiat rivers and portions of the Methow River has prompted the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) to remind anglers that fishing for game fish isn't allowed on these waters.

On the Methow alone, enforcement officers contacted 27 anglers recently and informed them they can't fish them, said Capt. Steve Dauma, WDFW regional enforcement captain for North Central Washington. Officers generally come in contact with asmall percentage of anglers, Dauma estimates, so the number of people fishing illegally could be higher.

WDFW personnel have also tried to get the word out by posting signs at river access points and distributing fliers to businesses that sell fishing licenses, said Bob Jateff, WDFW district fish biologist for Okanogan County.

Of the three dvers,.o.nly a stretch o f the Methow from Gold Creek to Weeman Bridge is ever open to fishing for game fish other than whitefish. That season runs from June 1 to Sept. 30. .

Anglers' confusion might stem from a change in the 2005-06 "Fishing in Washington" rules pamphlet. In past editions, "CLOSED WATERS" was written in the "Special Rules".section for the three rivers. This year, the standing closure wasn't specifically detailed In those waters, possibly leading anglers to assume that the statewide season of June 1 to Oct. 31 is In effect.

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Confusing regulations discourage fishermen and has been racking up bt~.[ . :%~ ........... . ............ .~ • ...

FISI-HN ~ numbers f ishingthe~momings ~.i~,~i~;i:~%.:~;~ M A G I C I A N in Weiiatchee. ~ " " ' ' ~.~:~:~.:~.~/~i~

Shane is also doing we]] at ~ ~ ~ ~ Wells Dam. He does everything" .../.'..:~..L,..:. --

right trod is a :p!easm~e to f i sh Dave with to boot! Graybill Shane is also an excel lent

, , s t e e l h e a d guide . Keep t h a t .... in mind for la ter this fall and

Monday, Augus t 8 winter. , I j u s t got a news r e l e a s e I got a good r e p o r t f rom t h a t r e m i n d s a h g l e r s t h a t A n t o n Jones at Lake Chelan the W e n a t c h e e , E n t i a t and this week, too. He is still t a b Methow r i v e r s ' a r e all closed ins good numbers of lake t rout to fishing, on Lake Chelan and . i s even

Welt, sor t of. The way the get t ing kokanee. This proves regs are wri t ten this year has t h a t these f ish don ' t dlsap- caused a whole lot of confusion, pea r in June, as many people and anglers , a re ge t t i ng the conten& blame by being .".contacted ~. Bass anglers who.have been by enforcement officers, laying off the Okanogan River

At least around these p.arts ' • due to salmon fishing pressure people have known tha t t h e should get a green hght now. W e n a t c h e e R ive r ha s b e e n I passed th rough Brews te r :losed for years,, due: pr ima r,: last sunday and on ly saw two Lly to the endangered species boats in the channel be!ow the ~ct. " . . . . . . " . . . . . • - " ' " bridge. The smal!m0uth fishing

People are also aware that'• should be red hot r ight nOW.. )nly a s t retch Of the Metho~v Wednesday, Augus t 3 ~ "Hs n " ' : " ; : " " " : : " ' ;~ : ' : : ! S ~ " e d P h ° t ° : i ~. " .s open..This r iver closed the Th- " : " . . . . .:: ._ ' : .. hi g with Shane Magnuson, left, on theColumbia Riverrecently " " mine time as the Wenatched, .~'- -,- e weatner ;s no t ano so ..was areal treat. With Wenatcheo in the backgroUnd,iam~howing. )ut through the efforts o f the ~:s~tn~nt~. -g here m C6ntrat.. of fa l ~ o u n d , king taken ~board his bOaL ShaneoperatesAlplne "

" " . ~'V u ' ' • " "GuldeServlce. - ' ' • ;. - ~: ' :-:" .... ' Vlethow Val ley F l y F i she r s , .~am g e t t i n g r e a l l y good :,, ' ",: ' ~. .' .. '"'" :.-" . : / . i ' : : ..

:here is about 30 miles of r iver r epo r t s on t he s u m m e r run: ~ :, ' ....... .~. . ~ ,. ' " . . . . . . . . . : . : ,, . . . ,,. . .-. ., "i•.~, • : , )pen.to fishing. " salmon f ishing. .- " ' workwhen the current is swift

The Ent ia t River, ' however, From Walla Walla Point .in beIow Wells. tas been open to f ishing aboVe We~atchee.to Wells Dam and '-. I am enjoying the s e a s o n , s ~ . 7 , ~ . W l t 1 . i , . t h e ~ ~.ntiat Falls for years, a n d a r e - the mou th .o f the Okariogah': best f i s l ~ g for smaIi rainbow '.ent. conversation, wi th s o ~ e - River. an~lers are landin~ ao ,~

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,ne at the local office o f t h e ~ : .um;t-~-~;, . . . . . ; o o ,,-- on lo.cal s t reams. Condit ions ~ n e w 8 . . . . , , , . _ . ; . 7 , : . . . : u u e r s m ~ n g s , ana ~ne sea- a r e idea l , :and .the f i sh ing i n ~epartment oI n s n ana W n d ' son ts just beginning! ' ire assured me tha t there was " : ~ n g l e r s , a r e f i s h i n g , ~in ~ the evenings i s : f a n t a s t i c . P a r a . . . . ,

chute Adams, regular ,Adams, ! t , . C h ~ o , g l ~ cotmw $ 2 9 '

to r ea son for:the upper E n t i a t "Wenat(:hee in the ea r ly morn-. Ca.ddls--aH, a re working well. ~ , , , i., I , m t e = $s 3 , . o be closed and-it was in fact In- and l a n d ' - . . . . . . . . . . . . . • "en to f ishin- " ~ • ' ~ mg m m r nsn in . • : . ~'-~ -" ...§'. :, I ":~ t ime to m a k e r to work: >, i ". : ' . . . . . ," '~": : : ~ :': ~ ' "

a ~ : ~ t ~ge.~t.n.! s r e m a s e ..that.". The ac t ion"a t Wells Dam, .? ] ~ ~ : , ~ : " " ' " ' " ' ' -I ' d. I ) u s t part.icul ' a ~ ' : . , . . , . , , ~ . . . . . . 't'" .a.ny cruse arly In the afternoon ,.~.. " ....... . . . . . . . - .

ngure,cms one. ouc. and evening, Is good, t o o . . " : ". : . ,., i '.., "i . " .., . . No wonder people.quit fish-

l g . . . . Friday, Augus t 5 I got a chance to get out on

]e wa t e r ea r l i e r th is •week nd actually !anded a nice, 14' ound king. I was fishing with shaneMag-

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Dear Sire: I am mad that I have not been ~d~ to fish in tt~ Ent~at Rlver for 10 y~mm because of some ~mc~t federal expedmo~ My grandpa and g m a t ~ taunt me to f l~ up the F.nt~t River. We would take ~e fe~y to En~at and i:k~ up supples a Mr. Risk's or Mn C o ~ s ~ . ~ ~ would camfl st Co~(x-rw~)d or some ob'~r nice spot and fish the ~ and Mad Rivers. The fish and game tnx:k would come up wt~ a load of fish and dump them in the river. Tl~e truck ~ someb~Jng about ~ PUD paytng for t~e rn~. Fishing w B good.

Now I can only tal~ my grandsons flsl~ng above F_n~ F~dls. The r~h am small and them are not nudy as many as tt~m uNd to be. We csn't enjoy it I ~ we u ~ d to.

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w¢l discuu It in yow rmour~ mmagoment idans and rellscen¢~ plato. Rease put me down as waning ~ oont~ue fan~y trad~on and f ~ the E n ~ t River and Mad RM~ with my f~m~y. I expect ~ '~e ~ be mo~ u n p m m ~ ~ ~ ¢ ~ ~ e M~-Co~um~ HaUtat ~ Plan mqukes bureaucrats from far mmy to have secret dosed mee~gs to make dedslons ~ our local dve~.

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N O A : A ~ e . r i ~ n ~ d e d a~coptrolstream," .h'~r~'/e b~en/held 'over t h e h s t f e w year~.on .accord~.g ".to H ~ e ~ : .Ba~'ett, ~egi6nal fish ~.e . s t ~ s Of steeme .ad :asan en.d.ange/{~£1 p r b g r ~ m a n ~ e r . f ~ the ~WD. FW,. , • • , -species.. r : . . , / ,

" "NOAA n..eed.ediarefere~Ce ,stream to see . Tt/e W.RIA. group .h~.be.en deyelop'm, g a. how wild ~ h actUallydid in..the: .abs.en~ of str~tC-~:fdr managing fl~e Efitiat'watershed hatchery fisl~ ~ ~.e s gid. '.: ,.~ : :L ::'::" . ' • forth& last ~ ' ~ , . .and-~.em. .~ .~say. .one"

l ~ - r 2 ~ s u g g ~ ~a.t hatchery S te~,lh~ad. ...of tli.eJr goals ha.s 5e~n to provide fisheries' may b¢ to blame fQr..the . w i l d f i s h ' s d ecli i~ for tribes and a s a n .economic boost to:the

' . o • " expressed theii- concerns, over ...havingWildfishintherei~th'ey. could..s~rpportth~effort:NOAAis - ( the fishing ban at a s ~ b n i-e- cau,"Griffith-said, "Recreation ai re~0mmehding that s£eelheaa-be"

" ~: . covery board mee.ting in Chelan. ' fishinghas to be:a.part of -the pro ~ downgraded: from'endat~gered t0 "! ' , : " onOct.28. . . • ..grainforeadhof'theri.~ers,',,. threatcned.Tl~eagency.i~ga.~..er-.i

, %Vela id o u t t h 4 i i n p a ~ b f t h e Ther~nth lssoverf i sh inghas . : t n g p u b h c . c o ~ n e n ~ ° n ~ e i s ~ . e : l !: : Sntiat bein.g a control river, laid .served to r.emi~d WRIA melh- i tmtil.Nev, .20 and wffi:m..~e-!~. i i- :, : : " .out our. ease for liow it impacted hers that they hadn't addressed, decision ~ June:2005. • , i

us~".WRIA member .Jim Small the topic fully in ~ e i r 300page.. . ! ~ n a t right.ther.e "m thekey to" I • " said. "The fish.pe0ple Were re- m a n a g e m e n t plan. Axchtbald pfoviding;~,bme.reereation.al-op- i . . . ceptive." ' • suggested a.d.ding anew:chapl~er - t J o ~ t i ~ i n the Entiat,':Ba_~tle,tt i • ..i "I think the whole meeting was on fishing that would offer"scien- sin'S"That gives:usmore.latitude '

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Weather mild, fishing good n Columbi and Mos . . . . . . . . o a e s fishing that I have a hard • time p r ~ c l n g some'decent careless"::'.:, "'

~ . . . . -~ i -* ' '"~ deciding Which direction tO g o . of walleye, The action Is focuL~,d ': "! 11) i~}-"'~ " " ~ ~ t ~ t ~ l ! : Steelhead fishing l~as been go0d at the outlets as the lake Is d r a w n ' el

, and wlll Improve as We ~ into down for wlnlei,. Oh Potholes, blg ~.

. : " :..:~ .: i:~; "' :ii':: December. ' • •- . .crappie are 'betng ' landed near • :} . : i • " , • i : : : ~ " ' ~ D a v e " ' •:J:,:~'i".:" : L 0 o k for locations like t h e - M a r Don Resort, Imd.l~.e a c t i o n .

. G ~ y ~ : : , nmuth0f t lmOkanoganandbelow for trout along Medicare Beach ,!:. I~ ~'.. :.:, .~,: ~ Wells Dam toheat Ul~ Upnorth, ls startingito hit Its stride. :

- - B a n k s Lake Is treating trout This ls a ~ fot~ .anglers : i • ~; ~'- ;~' : . W e d n l ~ l a z No~,'lT':"~i . . . . . " "" . . . . . ! . . . . . . . . . . . . . ' "~ ~,~ : '!- B ~ : : m ~ - . , ~ - ~ . , ! ~ : ~ : ~,~ -'~ Th S rslnb , l~:Wu in b!g.sUrprlse,:: ;anglers to sonw• hot aCtlO, n,. and . throughout fife winter. One Of - 0 , • . . . . . ~ J t . ' " " * ~ . ~ Y ~ ~ . ~ ; ~ , a u ~ j f , " u . ' " t O " " : . . . . . . . . . " " : . . . . . . . " " ' " " " :" fax'this f , u , i i ~ . ~,~i~,.~.. . ,~;. . . . ~n~/.d~l, brotl1~rm~l ,m~m.s . ,:tr~lold chasers on Rufus Woods . the best times of year to try for .

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Thursday - August 7, 2003

Fighting to fish On tf~ Enuet: angler geto backing of county ofllc~l~ to ~ river, ~ state ~III rsn't l~ging

By M~helk~ Partridge, World ~ f f v.~1~r

ENTIAT -- When Jacob Franklin w~mtod to go fishing, he wal~od to the w a ~ $ edg~ arid c ~ In his line.

Then he mov~ to the r:otJJt Valley, e~d t /~ pursult of his l:L-k)veO pasUme cbenged drlunatJcally. There's no fl~IIng on muC, of the Enbe1: Riven SO now, Instoa(l of rods end rN~, hls fishing world s~ns around government agenc~s, rukw that don't make sense to hlm and a wh~e lot of tangled bureauo~cy.

Franklin, o~mer of COOp~'S ~o*'a In A/deflvo~r, won~ the ~ to nmpen the ~ to IImRad rllcr~lUon -4 f~mlng. The lower 26 mites of me river have been dosed to anglers ~nco *gge, e ~ r m ~ h e ~ and chinook s~mon were ~ se end4mgef~ under me fQderal E n d a n ~ Spcec~s Act.

"I live on a beaub/u~ river, end I can~ touch if," he said.

But it wo41't be ~sy getting things unhookgd. He is fighting s s~zong current of o ~ from s~te and federal 0geneSes.

The m Dqh~artmlNtt of Fish and WIIdI~D, which ¢eguidtm~ f~dllng ta lons, has no IntonUon of op~rt~ng the rt~tr, seKI Joe FO~lt~, fish program manege" foe the 4~¢m%'y'l Nacth C~n~el W~-hlngl:on r~gidn.

"This river l ' ~ Is a n u ~ f~- our sl:lelhea~ ~nd s a l ~ run~, ° he laid. *We cannot Jeope,~flze tbos~ ~ any ~ thm' . "

The ~ 8geflcy ~ allow/Id fishing fo¢ Ule last two ~RJmmefl; on the Methow P, Iv/~, which aLso has runs of chinook ~lbllofl and stoelh~ld.

Anti I~hat got Franklln 8111d110 wtly it Call~ ~ n In t~ l Iowl~r Entlat ~ , too. I~s offo~ Iltarl~ld In lato 2001 W41011 he IookaKI Into I:~Jytng Cooger's Store -- IOCOUKI about 10 mfle~ up the EnUat Valley ~ abaut three lr~N~rs I~er movtng to the L41k~l w m ~ h e e Mint from Po~U~nd. He bonght t~e ~ r ~ in ADril 2002.

-] thought, 'Oh ~Y, Ulem's a flyer [ c41n ~ on,' "ne s4fd. [rl add~on to b~ng ~n avid f1Mm~nan hfms~f, FranMfn ~/~ rdd~ng could bring m more bu-~ness to his atom.

But when he InquJred with locals at~x~t flsh4ng on the rtver, he w~s ~ r ~ to k~m that mucfl ~ it w ~ ~ to ~ .

He has .ur!(:~ met wtth fish man&geri foe the De~ r tm~ t of ~ and Wildlife, ~ Nabon~ Oc~amc and ~ Adminl~rot~n (NOAA ~ ) and ~ U.S. Forest Service, and co~to¢~l the offt£es of ~ ~ naUone! lawmaker~ fo~ h ip .

On Monday, he appealed m Ch~141n County co~nmtss~ners.

"[ can't go any f~rthe~," he said.

The mree commiammno~,~ b~d Franld~ they suppo~ hs effort, and each s~gned a petRJon he Is circulating. Cocnmt~idner Ron Walbl~ el~o pksdg~l to u~k~ Fr~nkJIn's c~use to the Upper CoJurnb L. Salmon RKove~y Board, • coa))~on of )oc~l, sta~e anO fe~era~ a g e ~ over]ee)ng hsh recovery effo~t~ )n the reOIo~.

"we always ask (the state) about the Enba~. and ~helr re,potato is: 'Mayl~ next year. Maybe next year,' "sa~d Walter, who is chmrman of the s4Hmon board.

C~11nliss~l 8(J4HI Hawkins seld ~10 state has "no jushf~b4e reason" foe Imealng the riv~ dor.~ for f~hrng.

Nlke Koputa, the cou~t~l natural resources director, said, "Nly op4nlon of Ule Enbat Rn~er is that it*s b~en OVerioOk4L~l. I think ~Ie science would supper -- w~h conditions -- a f l s ~ up them."

But ~ said his age~'-f (3re'l: Just/opening the river. Untlke the Metr~w River, he said, the ~ntial: River ~ n~: have idnge ~ $ ~ trou~ SO it wou~l have to be stocked wlth hatc:her~ fish. ~ , .

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