Either side of the mountains the wild fish issue is an item where common ground by all anglers can be the stepping stone for other issues. When the day comes where the retention of wild fish is no longer leagle ( anyplace) then the argument can be made for removal of nets.

A few things are not going to happen for sure. The removal of Dams for instance... just not going to happen. However, with a large lobbie of sport fisherman several things could happen. The buyout of commercial and tribal nets is possible. If its about money , anyone who can do math knows that sport fishing generates a lot more cash than nets do. .005 % of the people catch 50 % of the fish. Thats stupid. The BPA spends enough money each year on B.S that they could simply buy out that whole industry 3x... Sorry, its not an industry, its a disgrace.

The GOOD OL boys are losing their clout. I could go on and on but don't want to rant.