Matt,

Chill out bud...

The harvest moratorium and not taking fish out of the water regulation are two different laws...the not taking fish out of the water reg isn't that useful, in my book, but it has nothing to do with this thread. Since you don't support the moratorium, would it be appropriate for me to say "I can't wait to take pictures of you killing wild fish so you can get busted?" I'm guessing not...

Perhaps this is a bit obvious, but the avatar photos are older pics, and the law hasn't even taken effect yet.

Two years ago the limit on wild fish went down from 30 to 5...and wild fish harvest has continued to go up on the OP rivers. If going from 30 to 5 didn't reduce harvest, why would going from 5 to 3?

The fishing guides will not go out of business. Several of them that fish the OP don't allow the kill of wild fish in their boats, already, and they're just as booked as anyone else.

The rest of the guides in the state, the other 85% or so, already can't keep natives in their boats.

The biggest difference for the handful of guides who encourage wild fish harvest in their boats on the OP is that they'll have to save their eggs from salmon and hatchery steelhead seasons...no more fresh wild steelhead eggs for bait.

Fish on...

Todd