I'd support once significant and reliable fin-clipping was a reality, if it woudl apply to salt water, at least.

In a lot of fresh water areas, like the Wind River, all the springers are hatchery fish, or descendants of hatchery fish if some successfully spawned in the wild. They're put there only for harvest, and don't really even need a fin clip.

The issue would be, however, is that you'd have to release those fish if you caught them in the Big C, or out at Buoy 10, or Westport.

In PS I think it has to be that way after the ESA.

Fish on...

Todd