Smalma, your point is well taken about the wild salmon in my avatar. That is the last one that I killed, 7/24/98. It will be the last one I kill period, the genetic cargo of the wild salmon is as valuable as that of the wild steelhead.

However, I will not rise to your bait either. I am a fisherman, it is what I do, it is who I am. I will continue to practice fishing legally while at the same time having the least possible impact on the wild fish.

For the next two years (at least), we have a new reality in the management of the wild steelhead. I know that you do not agree with the Commisions' actions yet it has always appeared to me that you care deeply about the resource. Please set aside your disappointment of this decision and continue to work for the betterment of the resource.