This discussion of politics is ridiculous! Agruing about which politician actually cares less about fish and habitat is just silly. None of them care, and they will continue not to care unless people speak up.

The thing that brings us together on this board is fish and fishing. If we can't agree on the politics, at least we should try to reach some consensus on the fish and what is best for them. If we as sports people present a united front, just maybe the politicians might pay attention and do something good.

How can we expect them to do right by us let alone the fish, when we can't even agree on the basics like whether we want to make some sacrifices to protect wild fish, or feel that hatchery fish are a suitable replacement for wild fish.

We as a group need to get our act together before we point more fingers at the politicians.

After all the politicians job is really just to get re-elected. You can't blame them if they can just ingore our incoherent babbling and still get re-elected.

Its our job as sportsfishers and concerned tax-payers to make sure they do the right thing for our resource. That means we need to get organized and present a united front to the politicians. Only then will our voices be heard and respected.