Cohoangler: For lack of any better words, please refer to Hairball's post directly above this one. That is yhe reason why I am so militant when it comes to my opinions on tribal/ all comercial netting. It is because commercial netting, be it tribal or non, is not in the best interest of our fish runs. We live in a day in age where rivers are being shut down all around us. We constantly hear about how salmon are on the brink of extinction, and how if we don't do something about it, the federal government is going to step in and start making decisions for us. I AM SO STRONG IN MY VIEW POINTS BECAUSE I CARE ABOUT THE FISH!!! You mentioned that the salmon and Steal head fishery is like a religion for the tribes, it's no less significant to me.Steelhead and salmon fishing is the single most important thing in my life! I've lost jobs over fishing, I've lost girlfriends over fishing. Almost every fight I get into with my wife is over fishing. So you see, fishing is definatly at the top of my list, and I do my part to take care of the fish. That's what gets me, everybody is running around talking about how much they love to fish, but no one is willing to do what is in the best interest of the fish.... Including the tribes! If they love the fish so much, then why do they net the hell out of them, pull the eggs out of the hens, and leave the carcasses to rot in the sun. Then they turn around and sell the eggs to the Japanese at $12.00 a pound! Does that sound like religon to you? The river I'm talking about right now is the Skokomish river, it's up out of Shelton. Have you ever fished it? The indians get to net it 3 days a week. They come in and literally string their nets two feet in front of the fishermen who are trying to fish the "right" way. If any one complains, the indians laugh and say " THIS IS OUR RIVER AND THESE ARE OUR FISH. IF YOU DON'T LIKE IT GO HOME. On the days that the indians aren't allowed to net, they get to take fish by means of sport fishing. Do you know what sport fishing is to these guys? It means a 3oz. tear drop sinker, 50 pound line, and a 9/0 triple hook. That's right, they get to snag on the days that they're not netting! All so they can sell the eggs and leave the chrome bright carcasses to rot in the sun! It's religon I guesse. Do you see what I'm trying to say? How can I not get upset when I go through life releaseing every native fish I catch, releaseing a pretty good portion of the hatchery fish I catch. Always taking a trash bag fishing with me so that I can bring my garbage out with me, never leaving my mono line at the river, All of these things that anybody who cares about the fish should do, then I come to the river and have to watch this kind of stuff being done by the race of people who are supposed to have more caring and understanding of what is best for our enviroment then anyone else in the world. How can I not be bitter? I would like to extend an invitation to anyone (tribal or not) to write me back and rationalize the behavior that I just finished my little tirade over. I would love to hear ANYBODY make sense of this for me. Thank you.