Treatyfishery - Welcome to the BB. You're prescence is certainly welcome, as are your views on the various issues. Too often we anglers complain about tribal fishery issues without the benefit of hearing the tribal side of the story. I'm not implying that you can speak for all tribal fisheries or are an expert all such subjects. But a different viewpoint from within your area of jurisdiction (NWIFC) would help balance some of the vitriolic diatribe that somethings pervades our discussions. But be aware, you may need a "thick hide" to withstand the flack.

As for the egging issue, it is not, in my view, wrong for the tribes to be doing this for two reasons. One, every fish taken counts against their alloted quota. So taking just the eggs doesn't result in taking of additional fish above their limit. Two, discarding the carcasses back into the river adds marine dervied nutrients to the river system. This is exactly as nature intends. This is far better than removing the entire fish from the watershed, as I always do in those fortunate instances where I can actually hook and land one.

Discarding salmon back into the river is never "pollution", but it is a source of important nutrients for future generations of Pacific salmon. I would also add that if the tribe is dumping dead fish into the Hood Canal, they might consider ending this practice. Leaving the carcasses in the river is a much better alternative, at least from the fish's point of view.

Good fishing <@)(((><