I have just recently really started reading and participating in this forum. It obvious that there are a lot of very knowledgable people here. Again I don't really have a feel for the tone/nature of this forum, but I have noticed a couple of comments about catching and keeping big fish especially steelhead. I don't mean to sound naive or confrontational and my question is sincere. What's up with the negativity about catching and keeping big fish? I totally understand the basic reasons for C&R of wild steelhead or even other species especially on weak runs, I'm aware of the genetics issue as well blah blah blah. But do you really think that it's that bad to keep a good fish for dinner when your fishing a healthy stock/run of fish that can without a doubt support a responsible harvest, note key words "responsible harvest"? Please don't turn this post into just another C&R vs C&K bashing debate. My feeling is that catching a nice fish, taking it home for dinner and posting a proud pic of it is ok as long as your being a responsible angler, your fishing a run that is healthy and can truly support a responsible harvest. On the other hand I would be the first one to speak up against C&K on any weak runs or even stocks that may be healthy but can not support any harvest without some form of measurable negitive impact. I would support a C&R only season on runs that may be healthy but not healthy enough to support a C&K harvest, where the C&R season would only have a minimal negative impact. Now this is where some may really disagree with me, but I would not support a C&R or C&K season on any runs or stock that may be in trouble where even a minimal negative impact would occur. Or is this all just way off base here and most everyone thinks that under any circumstance big fish especially steelhead should be released? I would also assume that it is obvious that we are not talking about hatchery fish, but is there anyone that thinks that even big hatchery fish should be released? I'm just throwing a bunch of qustions out there, because I really am interested in hearing your opinion or constructive criticism and this forum seems to be an excellent place to get some thoughts about this. I'm very open minded and open to valid view points that may be different from mine. If it makes sense then it just simply makes sense

Sorry for the lengthy post, but I just wanted to be clear with my questions and opinions and also get a good understanding for this issue and how you think about it. Ok enough, I think I'll go fishing now