Grandpa,

I think you mentioned this once before. Thanks for bringing it up again, now that the legislature is about to begin its session. We've seen this kind of hostage-taking before, and I wonder if Koenings is making this "pre-emptive" warning as he competes with other state agencies for what is sure to be tight money. I'm thinking we ought to also write directly to Koenings, recommending alternative fund-saving measures, such as cancelling the lower Columbia R. springer gillnet fishery. That is sure to cost a lot of management funds, observing all those tangle nets and recovery tanks. Since the return to the state's economy is miniscule compared to the LW sockeye fishery, he ought to be receptive to ideas like this.

I do agree with you that this is a call to action.

Sincerely,

Salmo g.