I'm starting to hear two different messages on this issue. First being the recent outcry for the preservation of wild steelhead, and the promotion of C&R, which I think is a GREAT IDEA, and I've only taken one nate in the last 10 or so years,
And secondly, some members on this board and anglers that I've talked to on various Washington rivers, are upset about the Indians netting 5 and 6 days a week during the month of Dec, and Jan.
Hears my .02 Indians net heavy early in the season targeting hatchery fish in order to reach their 50% (how fair or unfair this figure may be) thus taking pressure off native runs. what wrong with this? do we want to save our Wild fish?or is price of giving up hatchery runs to high, in my opinion NO. I think this is a very positive step from the tribal fisheries. Ultimately I would like to see if their is some way to create or reallocate money so tribal fisherman could be compensated for not fishing for the commercial sale of all steelhead and wild salmon, or for a reduced catch % My brother and I have been throwing this idea around for years, our fishing partners will contest to this, but people just say it will never work. If any of you have any ideas on this, please post them or E-mail me.
As a closing note I'm going to repeat things you have heard before. If we do nothing, the resource will die, and if we do something now it may or may not payoff but we must try. Please lets get together on this, and quit throwing insults back and forth, OK I'm now off my soap box

Hey good luck to all of you this weekend, should be tough fishing all over with rivers low and clear
FISHNBRAD