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Originally posted by Arklier:
Plus think about this: if there were no non-native species in Washington then there would be no freshwater fish left to catch after the hatchery trout were depleted.
Thank you for so eloquently supporting my argument against all non-native species. And against hatchery pracites, for that matter.

You bet I am an advocate of our WILD, NATIVE fish. And I make no apologies for it. Do I support only fly-fishing tactics - no way! To each his own. I can sling the spinning gear with the best of them, when I choose to.

But the point is, without groups like WT to at least try to recapture a bit of the wild fisheries that have been lost for a myriad of reasons, it would be nothing buy spiny-rays for all. Yuck.

As for your love of non-nates, maybe you'd be thrilled to have the bighead carp which are HUGE fish currently threatening the Great Lakes ecosystem, and stand to become the dominant species if not somehow stopped (electro-shock barriers are currently being installed in streams below the lakes to prevent fish from migrating upstream farther each year - a dubious hope at best).

Enjoy your Walleye fishing!

Back Eddy