Salmo, I agree with you about the commercial fishermen. I have never understood the concept that among non-Treaty fishers that a small minority of them among us have a 'special right' gift handed to them to mass fish dwindling runs because a relative did or a rare "license to kill" became for sale. It's a bizzare concept to me. And when you consider that none of them make a true living on them on the Columbia, and I've been told by reliable sources within that old fashioned industry that most of them do it because they 'get off' (actually enjoy) killing and taking large numbers of fish. UGLY! Why can't the states see the picture there and do away with that crap?!? As for sportfishing being a privilage, perhaps; but we pay dearly for the relatively few fish we take to have a more enjoyable lifestyle!

RT