Originally Posted By: AnglersRental

I think it's pretty well proven that the vast majority of hatchery production is paid for by sport fishers by both direct sales of angleing licenses and indirectly from money that originates from federal excise taxes on sporting goods and gear.


Where has this been proven? If you are talking about trout.....then maybe. For salmon (or steelhead) on the Columbia River everything is paid for by power generation. Is this turning into the twilight zone...



Edited by rojoband (08/16/12 06:16 PM)