I joined CCA. I do believe that nets and overharvest policies, greatly affect the fishing. One graph I saw, showed that commercial fishing peaked in the mid 1870-1880's. I also know the Boldt decision dramatically affected sport fishing. But, I have also seen the other side. Although the dams began in the early 1900's and fishing remained good into the 60's and perhaps beyond, they were still building Dams on the Columbia river system into the 70's. Each and every dam took its toll as a percentage of the fish leaving and returning. Early on, I didnt see that covering habitat with 50 or 200 feet of water had an effect on where fish spawned. I wasnt aware early on, that the snake river dams were built with full water levels on both sides. If you saw the 60 minutes show recently, it was obvious the feds know a lot of fish die on the trip down river. You can produce fish in hatcheries keep the numbers up, but those fish are not expected to reproduce on their own. Many people here, from oregon rely heavily on the columbia. Its a priority. Selective harvest is a priority for cca, some legislators, some congressmen and one gubernatorial candidate has an extensive position paper on. I also see dams on the lewis and cowlitz that are fairly low, that effectively stop the migration of salmon and steelhead. A short river is no better than a small hatchery. Bill Herzog recently pointed out, the fish we continue to spawn in the hatchery system are not aggressive biters. Nor are we getting the biggest fish back. You dont breed trophy fish from jack sized adults. We arent getting help, our hatcheries are being cut back. Thats not reform. Thats funding.