Randy,
Thank You for having the Gonads to post An Honest report on the the Abuse and the damage done by the the Commercial net fisheries of our state. I have heard of reports like these for years having relatives who live in Cathlamet. I have never witnessed these things myself only heard of them from people who have seen them. I did talk to an ex commercial gillnetter one time who stated that "Steelhead are dumb they will swim right into a net where as silvers will avoid them.
I have heard of people who were given Native Steelhead and Illegal salmon that were hidden under boat seats ect. from the gill netters.
Maybe it's time for a change in this state How about a ban on gill nets?
Ramprat