Rob,

I should have mentioned that saving wild steelhead is a more important reason for removing the commercial netting fishery in the Columbia River! I strongly agree with you there; the sport fishery on the springers comes second to that. However, I don't agree with your "to hell with the springer sport fishery" statement. We can and do fish selectively by releasing unclipped springers and wild steelhead (to a better than 95% survival rate - as in the smaller rivers like the Washougal).

RT