hello sirs,

i have lived in Wa for a while now, i fished cowlitz and nisqually this past fall and winter, i was very impressed!, but now that spring is here i ask the men here with more time on the water than me, where are the bass??! there is no equal to settin' the hook on on a little 3lb large mouth bass and knowing the little ******* would strangle you with the line if he gets the chance!!

on another note! these fish are quality sport down south and are rarely kept for the dinner table. it is odd for me to see people bickering over the snagging of a fish, snagging is a totally alien concept for me. but up here its a different fishery i guess. your actions on the water wether it be with trash, the fish, other sportsmen, those are what seperate you from a true sportsman and an a$$ hole that can find his way around a wal-mart. compared to still water a river offers a very unique breed of jack asses. i was apalled at the amount of trash at the barrier dam. with all the people there how could someone litter openly? this is a beautiful state, with awesome fish and wildlife, i guess some people just don't realize that and are willing to wreck it for the rest of us with their trash and ethics. we all know where it will end, the closure of public access. what can be done? educate the masses before purchase of a fishing license. a free class like hunting safety classes on how not to be a moron on the water, sound good to me. the worst thing is many of them don't realize what impact they are having on the fishery. after all, a pig is happiest rolling in $hit. if you are not part of the solution you are a part of the problem. in the early and late 80's Tx found the quality of its fisheries on the decline. since they have enforced Very strict laws about litter, regs on taking fish etc.. and now i think they are one of the better examples that maintaining a fishery is easier then running it into the ground then rebuilding it.. if you are one of those few who just don't care, toss trash, and line on the ground and illegal fish in the truck, it all works out in the end, eventually you will get yours, be it a game warden, fellow sportsmen, whatever, wake up don't be stupid! it is all a privelage, not a right no matter who you are, once everyone realizes this i think we will all be better off..