So here's the bottom line folks, nuts and bolts.

Removing the gillnets

= more wild ESA springers hit the gravel

= less hatchery springers hit the gravel

= more ESA wild steelhead hit the gravel

= more giant 3-salt early-timed summers make it in the Lewis/Cowlitz/Kalama for stlhdr1 to harass

= maximally extracting hatchery fish paid for by Joe Q Public.

The only "downside" anyone has been able to articulate is that the commies get more to fill their totes.

Like I said before... BFD!

More of what?

I think some of you really have an inflated impression of your fishing abilities. You MIGHT get 1% of those turds to bite. Now apply your bite to land ratio. If all the planets line up right, over a season's fishing, your gonna land half of 'em.

For every 100 hatchery fish the commies remove, it'll cost the sporties one bite and perhaps a half a fish in the box.

Not exactly much of an opportunity loss if you ask me.

If it's really all about the meat, just hang up yer f'n rod and go to Safeway. You'll be much happier and spend a hell of a lot less money.

What the hell ever happened to SPORT fishing?

JFC! Maybe boater can decide... is that the Laphroaig talkin' again, or is it just common sense?