I have also been on the fence regarding CCA for the same reasons as many here have stated " what is it you stand for ??" . Its not because I'm worried about where my money might go.

My impressions tell me that: its all about allocation and wanting a bigger piece of a pie for sportsman.. for harvest. I'm not about that. My life is going to be fine if I never eat another Salmon or steelhead. Its a sport to me, my hobbie. I don't know where they stand on issues that are important to me.

Like.. what is the stance on wild steelhead release. Can a river be managed strictly C&R - My mind says that wild fish will never rebound to a point where eating them is O.K and I think people who trot out 1 or 2 % mortality rates for C&R are morons.

Like hatchery's.. The day there are not hatchery salmon in the Columbia is the day your all done fishing for salmon. So thats the end of that story.

Like commercial fishing.. I really don't care about the fact that there are people who make a living off of it. They need to find something else to do. I don't mind if eating salmon and steelhead goes extinct, I do mind if sport fishing is a thing of the past.

Like the tribes.. sure its stupid, whats your plan ?? I gather its give them less so we can have more.. for harvest..

Its great that your getting organized. Just not sure I want what your selling. Fighting for increased allocation is just re-arranging a already screwed up deal.

So somebody is going to say " show me where we ever said " and I can't because to date, nobody HAS said what you want. All I know is the people who are really into CCA are historically the people who are all about harvest for sportsman. I don't see a whole lot of concern for the fish, just concern about who is going to eat them.