1. Salmo,
How can you say "a net in the river is no more a good thing or bad thing than a hook"?
Last I checked gill nets = 100% death, at least with a hook there a chance the fish will live if the angler chooses. I see what you are getting at, but to say that sport angling does as much damage to a run as draping a "wall of death" 3/4 of a way across the river is ludicrous.

2. I agree with the numerous other posts about hitting the tribes where it counts, the wallet. I know for a fact that I nor any memeber of my family will ever patronize any tribal establishment in which its members encourage or practice the gillnetting of wild salmon or steelhead. And I actively encourage all others I associate with to do the same.

Done ventin, time to tie leaders
tight lines
Chris