Nice thought but it won't work. The netters give the same arguments the tribal netters do (and to a large degree, this is supported by the govt.).......it's a way of life. They enjoy the feeling of providing a product for themselves/the public on their own terms, with a method they prefer.

We know it's a dated, out-of-touch way of thinking because it often is contradictory to the issues we face today. For example, another version of your creek idea is to let the netters collect from fishways at the dams selectively. This could technically be required now and would solve many biological issues.........but it's no fun to do it that way. It's the old "by god, no one's telling me how to fish! My pappy fished this way and I am too!"...........and as long as the netters stay within the agreement between themselves and the state(seldom good for the fish) they're going to continue fishing in the manner that best suits them..........not the fish.

The trick is to change the netter's train of thought and I frankly don't see this happening until the state gets some "nads" and forces change; something they are currently unwilling to do.