I really dont have a problem with killing a large humpy or any other fish that is overly abundant ESPECIALLY those in which are spawning habitat limited such as Pinks. They truly are spawning on top of each other.

But I do believe in limited kill no matter how healthy a species is. Was it really necassary to allow four pinks to be killed on the Snohomish, Sky and Stilly this year?? Most of those excess fish killed were females so that greedy fisherman could fill their fridges with eggs and give away or end up throwing away the rest. Why must be overexploit healthy populations becasue we can (now atleast)?? 25 years down the road they make look back at our slaughter of humpies and just shake their head and say to themselves "Thats a damn shame!! If only they knew better...then we would have fish today." I know that may be pushing it a little bit BUT just look at how we look back at the us and our parents and grandparents and what they did to our resource over the past 100 yrs.

And the people are against the killing of the large humpy because it was so large. They are just concerned fisherman who dont want to repeat what most everyone in this country did over the past century. And to those very concenered citizens...BRAVO!!!!!

Sorry about my long winded rant!