I believe a large contingent of locals would rather the fish be harvested to cycle anglers off the water.... take yer frickin' fish and get the hell outta Dodge.

Another contingent despises the the notion of C&R of any sort.... the whole "playing with your (their) food for thrills" is viewed as something disgusting and vulgar.

Finally there's the undeniable element of guide envy.... dozens of boats packed in a hole/run vying for the same limited pool of biters..... most struggling to even get a single takedown for their clients.... only to have some yahoo tourist upstage them with no intent of harvesting the catch.... AND have the audacity to measure and photograph the release in front of the entire pack. Some find the whole measuring and pic-taking thing an unnecessary exercise that only prolongs the agony of the fish. I respectfully disagree.

No boat takes better care of released kings in that river, and my crew would never release a fish that I felt was mortally wounded. I've made guys (myself included) tag out some mortally wounded fish over the years that they did NOT want to retain.... my call. No way my boat's releasing a dead fish even if it's a dink or an over-ripe brick.