well said todd and smalma..

we have to look at why wild fish do so well..its because the fish pair up out of instincts..the hen will pick the best male she can find..thats what it is all about..when we as people come in and make that selection for them, the outcome could still be good but it might not be as good as it COULD have been.

you are right scott..it is 55 pairs, and that stock of natives has been in decline for the last decade. but like matt said they are doin decent still..meaning there's still hope and the hole taking the fish from that system helps. as for the nets issue...way to hot for me too touch.

easy limits..well i think your name states it all, we are all for second chances but this might not be the best way to go about it.

and along with what people have been saying about hatchery rebuilding and whats been said in the thread i also think we need to seriously think about what the hell we are doin to this enviroment of ours..i mean most of you on this board already know we have a problem and i'm just preaching to the choir, but its kinda sick for me. i grew up out in forks with my dad doin surveys for the quilyutes, then came to tacoma and on to olympia from there...the whole time ive seen the fishing get progressively worse. now while this is NOTHING compared to what some of you older members have seen in your life, i just can stand it. our political system, all of its loopholes, our wdfw who try..but to be honest cant do anything behind there hands are tied behind there backs. man theres just too much to state, and im late for a date, so im out

sorry to sound so anti-establishment-people but think...is all this worth losing for a couple out of the bunch of us to live well?