Pacificnw ... call it bigotry if you like. It isn't even if it may sound like it. Frankly, I see that as a typical response anytime the tribal rights / actions are questioned.

On the coastal rivers, your line of reasoning is way out of line:

Never once since I've been fishng out this way (1987) has their been an increase in limit or season length for sporties in season.

Never once have I seen the tribal harvest cut off in season because they were taking too many more than sportfisherman.

It is a regular occurance on our streams for netting days to be carried over to the future because of "unfishable conditions". Does that mean that if we're sharing in the same manner that I can keep four brats next time I go fishing after the rivers were blown for a day??

At least twice, tribal members continued to net even though the entire sport fishery was closed due to emergency order. Examples: the fall netting two years ago on the Quillyute system and back in 97 or so when the Hohs contniued to net the wild run of steelhead after the river was closed to all sports fishing.

Sorry, not buying into the PC thinking ...