All I really have to go on are the pictures provided by Mr. Pearson, but if those are any indication of the fishing pressure out there then I see no problem with shoehorning in a couple hundred more boats. I see a LOT of water in that picture that, if people put out there bumpers, could hold boats.

The benefits of a blanket of boats on top of the water are numerous.

• Trips to take your boat out of the hot seam for restroom breaks are no longer necessary, as you can walk from boat to boat to get to shore.
• No collisions when boats aren't moving.
• Additional anglers in town allow a much larger ratio of crackers...I mean...anglers to residents so that the looting and pillaging can go on without interruption.
• Waiting for the bite is made easier when you see the hooksets from the line bumps as the fish makes its way past the rods in front of you and to your offering.
• Drunks no longer fall into river, allowing the Coast Guard to concentrate on saving stupid surf walkers.

From what I understand the Wind River fishery is an amazing success if you go by the annual returns of crackers....I mean...fish to the area. The downside is the concentrated area from which an angler has to fish for these salmon. While I can envision salmon tourneys working in such large areas such as sections of the Columbia river or possibly buoy 10, going to an area that already has a problem with overcrowding and introducing a competitive fishery that goes way beyond the normal "a buck in for biggest fish" sounds like throwing a match into a powder keg.