yep, the queets will become a shadow of what it could be. also, the nov. 1 opening on retention of wild steelhead will make the queets THE ONLY river in washington state that allows wild-fish retention during the month of november... in a national park no less.

i thought the national park's purpose was to preserve and protect our natural resources... not kill em' all like Olympic National Park wants to do. i don't know who's in charge of the fishing regs in the national park, but he should be summarily FIRED! this is a sham, and the national park founders would be rolling over in their graves if they saw how these yahoos were playing russian roulette with our biological heritage.

also, the native's thoughts that too many fish are spawning in the queets or any other river in washington state is absolutely insane. THERE IS NO FISH RUN WHERE WE HAVE TOO MANY FISH IN WASHINGTON STATE!!!! i wish there were.

the tribes, state, and park service should all be ashamed at the treatment of our fish stocks in the queets and everywhere else in washington state. it's amazing that with all the talk of saving our fish runs, esa listings, and money being taken from taxpayers to save salmon that the tribes would even attempt to make the arguement that the queets has too many fish.

i feel sick about all this.

cab