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Originally posted by skeeter:
Some food for thought...
What do the commercial fisherman think of the regulations? Do they feel they are slanted towards them? (I have a neighbor who is a commercial fisherman. I'll ask him and post his response.) My guess is probably not. I doubt the Indians are making a mint. I know several, albeit none of whom commercially fish, who are far from rich, and they speak of those who do fish of doing it for the tradition, not for the money.
I know some comercial fishermen I can answer right now. They think there getting the shaft too!

Yes the columbia r. Indians above Bonneville do make mucho bucks on springers and shad and they will make a mint this year on shad alone! they sell the springers for 2 to three dollars a pound depending on there mood that day and whether or not they think youll pay more. They sell the shad to the ornamentals for two to four bucks apeice depending on size and sex.

I know indians too and I myself am part indian. Many are just as fed up with there brothers netting BS as I am Tradition my arse! Bring back the dip nets and fish spears if your so worried about tradition!