Smalma, apology taken. You don't have to worry about me having double standards, if we were restricted in taking of certain salmon species, I would abide by the law.
As far as my passions go, I just want more fish, plain and simple, I am not against hatcheries, and not against wild steelhead policies, just want more healthy fish.
When we tried to push the "BAN" iniative through, I was out there gathering signature and helping push that through, a quick peek in the archives will atest to that.
Like others have said, I have let more fish go than retained, actually I very rarely eat them. Usually they go to a family that doesn't have the means or chance to fish or a neighbor.
As far as that Avatar goes, if I had been required to release that fish.......it would have been released at the side of my boat. Therefore, I would have a really good story to exagerate now.....You should have seen that 78 pounder I had to release....

Steve
Steve