John,

I remember meeting Kate and you either in Japan or Korea. Those were interesting times in the NPAFC and I learned a lot about international politics, and how it is almost impossible to get good conservation plans with conflicting cultures.

I'm suffering the loss of steelhead and steelhead fishing on the Peninsula to a degree that's hard to explain. It's been my pleasure and passion for more than fifty years and now that I'm in the homestretch of my life I'm forbidden from the activity. I'll probably go to the Queets on a sunny day in April just to float the river. I'm sure you share my feelings.