Ramone,
Why don't you cordially invite the WDFW, Puget Sound Anglers, and other fishing organizations to sit down at the table and take a look at teaming up with some of them. Try to come up with better solutions than lawsuits. Taking WDFW money away to fight off your lawsuit is a huge misdirection of funds for Washington State fish. You would have a lot better chance of making a difference that way. Take another shot at banning the nets. I saw the netters out in Neah Bay this last Friday. They took a bunch of Springers/Blackmouth according to the fish checker that checked them in. Fish don't spawn if they can't get home. If fish could return home, maybe hatcheries could start to withdraw and not be needed. But an all out stoppage of hatcheries could be devastating. I know a lot of people do not like the WDFW, but working within to change works better than fighting against. We, as Puget Sound Anglers, have learned and redirected to try and work within the system to make a difference. It takes time and a lot of work we have found out. We got a bad name with the "ban the nets" campaign and the way it was approached. Had it been run differently it might have had better results. I personally do not care for most of the WDFW commissioners. The commission is needed, but the one in place is broken and has gone far astray in favor of commercial fishing with Will Roehl leading the way (ex commercial fisherman). I think a redirection is of Washington Trout is needed.
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