Matt

A few things you might consider.

1. you never had a right to fish bait in the East Lewis or any other river, that is a priveledge.
2. studies have proven that bait on summer steelhead has high mortality.
3. The problem is most likely not in Olympia it is in the Vancouver region 5 office!
4. you are not being kept from fishing the East Lewis you are keeping yourself from it by choosing a method over a river.

5. This has nothing to do with the government taking away any sportmans rights because the government is not trying to do such a thing..

No doubt the rule is a bad one but even worse is the process under which this became a rule That is what you should be writting your letter about..