Interesting thread to say the least!!! Obviously, I have no scientific knowledge to base any critique (pro or con) on the issue(s) that WA Trout raises. I do however have a common sense observation. That is - I can think of no intervention of man into a natural system, be it forests, fish, or the damming of rivers that has not had a specific and usually negative consequence. Now, we can not turn the hands of time backwards to a time when man's influence was substantially lower. However, it bears some careful scrutiny, not a bunch of knee jerk reactions. I love to fish and when I am on the river, I live to fish. I do not want to lose that opportunity for myself or my kids, their kids, ...... If we could possibly build up the stocks of wild fish to a point where there was a viable and continuing C & R opportunity, I would be extremely happy. Let's see where this goes and work towards a solution that makes sense for the fish and the fishers.