Todd says:

"There is no way that NETS NETS NETS is the only answer as to why OP steelhead runs are declining, so long as we "sportsmen" are harvesting just as many."

Todd ...You are so focused on WSR which is good but merely a pinky in the dike that you may have started believing some crazy stuff.

Sportsmen catch just as many fish as the tribal nets??.....Man you gotta believe in the tooth fairy. Since no non-tribal person is allowed to monitor the tribal catch and the tribes have been proven over and over again not to give a crap about conservation of any kind be it fish, game or fowl or shellfish do you honestly in your heart of hearts believe their nets do not catch the most fish? You also have argued that most wild steelhead are released now anyway by sportsmen so how could you believe that the gill nets don't out kill every one else when it comes to wild steelhead?

You don't seem like a naive kind of guy usually but I am starting to wonder.