Well, there may be a lineage of salmon that are doing poorly on the Snake Aunty, but all the folks I know here did nothing but rave about all the salmon choking the Snake and it's tribs last fall..... Steelhead are going thru like crazy now too.... I myself do not make the drive up to the Salmon or Clearwater to fish for them, but many here in Boise do. From what I am told, this fall has been unbelievable up there, as was the Spring run and last fall....

And speaking of the "Environmental" group, I know that Oregon Trout and Bill Bakke would love to see nothing but C&R or all rivers and removal/major overhall of ALL dams on the Columbia system. I have had conversations with Mr. Bakke in the past, and although he is very passionate and sincere in his views, he does belong to a group that many would classify as "elitist" and even "radical".....
No simple answer, but the majority of Americans are never going to be for rolling back the technology clock that has made our lives about the easiest in the world.... Sad maybe, but true.

I personally would like to see a bit more effort by all groups to get the Gov't to put a stop to poisoning the country for the sake of people before worrying about the fish. Here in Idaho, INEEL has done a very BAD job of cleaning up all the Nuke waste that is buried here.... Just read an article about a site that is leaking into the water table used by thousands for drinking water..... A bit more important than fish in my book.....

MC