CF, I don't understand the logic of your protest. Regulations similar to the one you disagree with have been in effect on small Puget Sound rivers for years. If the river is navigable, you can float hole to hole, and still have a considerable advantage over the bank angler who has to drive and walk into the holes. Where's the discrimination there? Friends of mine floated the Cedar River for years this way, and the only complaints I heard from them were about the lawbreakers they encountered who were fishing from a boat. You're well aware of the conflicts, often heated, between boaters and bankies on larger rivers. Imagine the level of river rage that would occur if you put a much greater number of driftboats, pontoon boats, and Seylor plastic rafts on a river where most of the holes are the size of a bathtub, and you can touch the opposite bank with the tip of your noodle rod. One thing you're unlikely to see, on these "transportation only" rivers and creeks, is fishing guides floating with clients. Personally, I see the regulation as an attempt by WDFW to limit conflict among user groups, and to restrict the pressure on smaller rivers' fish runs. Got a better idea?