Its fine to understand that nets are the core issue. However, as sports fisherman, your like a 1 legged man in an ass kicking contest. WSR is like keeping the one leg you have and figuring out a way to use it... which is better than the " nothing"... you have been doing for the last forever.

WSR has worked here in Idaho. Our fish still run the same nets that have been in the Columbia and have increased 3 x ( wild fish ) We don't have nets in our rivers... ever... That all happens down stream so the numbers and increase of wild fish have all been driven by lack of sport harvest. In addition, there has been no loss in revenue to small towns that depend on sports fishing.. in fact, fishing has generated more dollars as the fishing has been better than it used to be. Hatchery fish numbers have remained somewhat level. Wild fish numbers increasing... this is in spite of several drought years.

Its perplexing that some of the main rivers your beefing about only get a total of maybe 1000 fish... and you want to eat them. I understand that the tribes net them... which is even more absured. If you want to fight the major screwing you are getting from the treaties you need to be willing to step up and be first.