That is not the argument I am making. I don't want to kill wild fish. My argument is that by doing this, the state will now make no other efforfts in wild steelhead recovery. They will treat this as the magic bullet. As wild steelhead runs continue to decline even after WSR is in effect, the state's next step will be closures. Meanwhile netting will continue.

The sportsmen need to tell the state to address the real problem(s). Some of you act like the wild steelhead situation is an isolated issue. It's not. Does anyone remember when you could actually catch true cod in Puget Sound? Because sportsmen as a whole (yeah, some small groups fought), chose to sit by, accept restrictions on bottom fishing while the draggers turned the floor of Puget Sound into a desert. Decreasing our fishing opportunities will do nothing to improve fish conditions taken alone. Imagine if every sportsmen who bought a fishing liscense said that we would accept no more restrictions or limitations until real problems were acknowledged and addressed. If sportsmen would donate money (yeah right) and time and work with our dollars and votes, we could really change things for the better. During this year's governor's race, I hope every single person here votes for Dino Rossi. I doubt very much that if Ron Simms or Phil Talmudge gets elected, much will change. Hell, Simms hates sportsmen and is owned by the tribes.