SBD,

The treaty tribes were clear winners in US v WA and US v OR, and it was exactly those same federal court decisions wherein each treaty tribe's U&A was deliniated. That was adjudication. Tribes have claimed U&A beyond the areas described in the decisions, but I've yet to see WA agree to any treaty fishing area other than was has been adjudicated. I said a treaty tribe can fish outside its U&A at the state's pleasure for a specific reason. I believe the use of a non-treaty gillnetter downstream of Bonneville and dipnetting at Willametter Falls was allowed at the pleasure of the states so the tribes could obtain some salmon for ceremonial use. WDFW has given the Yakama Tribe spring chinook from the Cowlitz Hatchery for that reason. The Yakama Tribe claims U&A in the Cowlitz River, but WA doesn't recognize it because it hasn't been adjudicated. Consequently I don't anticipate any of the Columbia River tribes coming downstream of Bonneville to fish unless it's allowed by WA and OR until such time as those tribes obtain adjudicated fishing rights to the area.

Sg