But remember H20 this whole debate started with the fact that bait fisherman have been segregated from specific sections of rivers, but now the game department has gone off the deep end by saying that an entire river basin is closed to one method of fishing and that's bait. They have minorly addressed the true issues that are stopping our fish from returning.

As you know until they address the REAL problems, I will ignore what has been done and go about my normal and what used to be legal ways on my home river...

One other question for you... How many times have you been on a river system in the summer that is being fished hard with all types of gear and tactics and noticed a dead steelhead in the water?? I know I've spent 1000's of hours on the EF of the Lewis in the summer and during times that it runs 100-150cfs with water temps around 60+ degrees and you can see in every run top to bottom and never once have I seen a dead steelhead that was overexhausted or bled to death... Sort of odd where they get their mortality stats don't you think????
Keith