I don't think either candidate has a deep grasp of the fishing issues we all discuss but they both have done some homework and have the talking points down. It helped out to have the Sports Fishing PAC take Gregoire out fishing on a charter...I know she got some real info that day and remembered alot of it. Rossi seems to be attentive to our issues as well.

Both candidates atleast have us on their radar screens and either one would do a good job of listening to us and acting. Now the question I have is which one would help the economy recover so we have enough funding for the programs we argue that we need. The current administration and legislature has had a long run to get us where we are today which means budget shortfalls for WDFW and lack of funding for critical salmon restoration efforts. In an environment of unemployment soaring and businesses leaving town I don't see our fisheries funding moving to the top of the list.