Actually, there is allready a bill floating around the Washington State Legislature that put a test ban on certain types of activities in a certain rivers. I believe it was effectively killed, so I am not too concerned with it, but it would have removed all sleds, wading, anchoring for drift boats, virtually anything that messed with the river bed.

So its been tried before, but luckily there have been just enough anglers in the legislature to block these things.

I really don't have enough knowedge to have an opinion of the sled issue. It seems as if the majority of anglers here want to se restrictions on how far up in a river they are used. I just metioned what I did because it will now be elected people who would have to be contacted if this were to be pursued. Personally, what I would recomend, contact the county and see if signs can be put in place. Just something that said, "Please, no sleds upriver from this point". It does not have to be a law, just a little education will probably help with some of these issues.