Hey everyone.

Hope we're all having a nice day today.
It's raining here. Still caught a nice native today on the Kalama.

ALL netting of steelhead and salmon makes my head hurt. What a horrible way to define a fish: dollars.

I will never agree that it's a good idea, nor will I ever agree that WDFW's "management" is worth a damn.

This is my, I hope, informed opinion about treaty fishing rights. The courts say they have them, and have defined what they are. That's 50/50. We can argue about the models that set escapement, but we still get back to 50/50.

Arguing with that, whether you like it or not, which I surely do not, is like complaining about the weather. Do it all you want, but it sure as Hell isn't gonna change. Whattaya gonna do, sue Mother Nature?

Political solutions working with the tribes is the only way to do it. Also, as Bob noted above, passing B.A.N. will put the bad politics on the tribes, rather than the other way around, which is where it has been for a while.

Support B.A.N., sign those petitions (just once, please!), and do what you can in your own backyard and driveway to protect steelhead and salmon habitat.

Have a nice day. Looking forward to summer runs in a few weeks (where they still are!).

Fish on...
Todd.