AuntyM,
I dont know if you looked at the linc I put up earlier in this thread.But It talked about the state getting rid of fish traps back in the early 1900's in favor of seiners and gill nets. It said they did this because the traps were to effective and the cause of reduced fish runs.It also said something about the gill nets being more selective(right). The linc is pretty interesting reading for about the first half. Its also posted on the other board your on under the heading "fishing history" Whats really funny about reading the first few pages is that if you took out all the dates listed you would know they were not talking about modern day.