Bob,

I don't post here often but this is a very sore subject for me as I have seen so many blatant abuses in the last couple of years it makes me sick. I think anything we can do to protect the survival of our native salmon and steelhead makes sense. I have another idea I wanted to run by you. Of the fisherman abusing fish, I believe there are two types. There are the ones that are good fisherman but just don't care one way or the other. Then there are the others that don't know any better because they have never been taught how to handle these fish. What would you think about a test that would need to be passed in order to receive your license? Were talking about a simple 15 or 20 question test that would be geared toward unlawful techniques and proper release of our game fish. If you failed the test you don't get a license until you pass. I know some of you might think this is a rediculous idea and might be costly to administer but I think it's the only sure fire way to make sure every person that is going to fish for salmon and steelhead understands the proper way to release game fish safely. If they have to pass a test you can damn well be sure they'll study and know the answers. They might just follow through with what they learned. They have a similar program for getting your hunting license so why can't we do it for fishing too? Just my two sense.