PP,

Have you fished much up in B.C.? 95% of Canadian fishermen use floats and it's not even mandated by law. It is the accepted method. They will frown upon you if you try to drift fish (what they call bottom bounce) in the Vedder river for example. Their sense of sportsmanship when it comes to fishing salmon in rivers is far advanced of ours. If it were somehow possible, through peer pressure maybe, to instill this sense of respect for the resource, and of fair-play into Washington "Anglers", this might also go a long way towards ending the problem. Right now though, the only solution I see is enforcement of existing laws which we all know hinges solely on a budget allowing the hiring of more wardens. (yeah right! frown )
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