I totally agree with the statewide Native catch and release rule, But you need to look at a few other issues concerning this.

1. Alot of sportsman believe that why should they have to release the fish when the indians on that same system are killing every fish that swims into there nets.

2. How are you going to enforce this, enforcement in this state is already a joke, until you alocate more money for this there will still be hillbillies out there wacking everything they catch.

3. How are you going to get the indians to the table, At gun point, that is the only way you could get them there to discuss any of this.

4. Then you have a number of sportsmans groups that cannot get on the same page, for instance you have the wildcat steelhead club guys that kill everything they get to the beach, then you have the radical left wing washington flyfishers that want bait and hook restrictions on every piece of water in the state which is totally ridiculous. So it is basically like a gang turf war. Which makes it real easy for the tribes and the politicians to pass over the sportsmen because they know that most of the groups will not be able to get organized to pose any kind of threat to them.

just a few things that I believe have to be solved before anything can be changed.
Peace Superfly