Current private forestland buffer along the Clearwater mainstem should be 200 ft wide under shoreline of the state regs. So whatever fish benefit that may come from the NC purchase along the mainstem would be from no timber harvest beyond that distance. I'd need to see a map to assess the potential increase in protection to tributary streams. Whether or not it's worth $7 million to lock it up, time will tell. I wouldn't expect the fish to notice much difference.