Hopefully I’ll close this sensitive topic with a reply. There are as many different reasons why tribal fishermen fish, as there are why sporties fish. However, I don’t know of any tribal fishermen who fish to “Rub it in Whitey’s face." Keep in mind that the tribal fishermen feel they are catching their share of a harvestable amount of fish. I realize this is the rub. Many members on this board feel that all native fish are needed for escapemant. The co-managers have agreed that there are harvestable wild fish. The netting on the Chehalis is legal. The Quinault tribe spends about 25,000 dollars a year on Chehalis escapement estimates. There are spawner survey crews out counting redds all season. The Chehalis catch is sampled every week for hatchery contribution. I know most board members are still irate but to target the tribal fishermen seems futile.

[ 04-05-2001: Message edited by: potter ]