Dave, when I was a young boy river traps were used in the Kalama. I watched one work and it was a marvel. the fisher could keep the kings and release the coho or chum alive. Then the commercial netters started a disinformation campaign to discredit anyone but them. Trollers, and fish traps were eleminated from the oceans and rivers. This was in 1968. I have always thought that the best way to selectively target fish for a commercial river harvest was with traps. They are selective, they keep all trapped fish alive, and fish can be sorted and returned without incidental catch kill.

Scott Strickland