Salmo & Todd-
I am sorry if I in anyway contributed to the overall appearance of "not knowing what you are talking about." That being said I see issues that keep being dismissed as "non-consequencial" that I think are a concern for everybody. I sometimes wonder if those "in the know" really see what is going on as much as fisherman like JohnnyCoho, Robbo, and those of us casual fisherman that are on the river 150 days a year. And I am NOT referring to Todd and Salmo G on this one just management in general. Over half of the 60+ steelhead that I put in the boat this year had major net marks on them, yet I always hear the effects of netting disputed. Not trying to blame everything on the tribes, just trying to prove a point.

I think what most are pissed off about, same as me, is the same ole BS answers that are given everytime about why there are no fish, and consequently why we will have no fishery. Not everybody has the time or the mental capacity to comprehend all the info on this subject like Todd and Salmo. Thats why people like them are hired to manage the resource for us. When people don't get the results they want it's natural to complain. Just like working on a car or a computer. No one is capable of knowing everything (though some think they do) so most of us hire "experts" to say rebuild the motor in your truck. When the motor comes back and doesn't work right, the mechanic either fixes it or you fire your mechanic. The real problem in this case is that even if you don't like the results that are stuffed down your throat from the "experts," it does no good as they won't "fix" it and you can't fire them if you don't like the results.

So my question to the experts is this; it always seems like the commercials have politions in there back pockets. Seams to me that the sport fishing industry has more money than the commercials as a whole across the board. How do WE get the polititions in OUR back pockets??? Can we take them fishing, make campaign contributions, etc, etc etc?

Once again......if I am inaccurate in my rants please inform me and thanks for listening

Tim