I belive the numbers of fish is determined on escapement ratios. Not on acutally how many return. It's 50/50 of what the game dept. figure what will return.If the game dept. is wrong emergency closure for us or the fish take it in the shortsand the Indians keep on fishing.

But as some posts have indicated that on the OP with the rivers low the Indians have been just hammering the fish. Bins and bins of fish but the sportys haven't been doing that well because of low clear water. The tribes should keep abreast of what the sports guys are doing. The way it is now the Indians get there projected share and if we don't get ours for what ever reason, tough.

I think the biggest ***** I have is The game department closes the native keep seasons on the sports guys to ensure a good return, but the Indian nets can keep as many as they can catch. Our moneys pay for habitat and biologists but when ever there's a problem they cut our fishing and no one else's. It's just not equal and the ones that are losing are the fish. I hear all the time "If they can keep them why can't I?" espically if they sell them for 1.oo a lb.

I'm not an advocate for C&K at all but something has to be done.