Eddie...top o' the mornin to ya

The numbers are out there for all to see...some fisheries are typically targetting hatchery fish (90% of the Columbia River's fish are of hatchery origin)....some sport take is higher than commercial and visa versa...no question that the sport sector catches alot of fish but I think you might tend to agree that we (sports fishers) are very selective today and release more wild fish than ever before. The data collection methods are improving with the exception of the tribal counts which are poorly policed. We still have a long way to go in data collection but we are using cell phones to call in counts (commercial)..Now there is a big leap..I think I had my first cell phone 20 years ago and we are just now coming to the party. Remember the 4 H's

Habitat
Harvest
Hydro
Hosers