Steelheaders aren't the only recreational fishing constituency helping fund the WDFW. In fact, I found it odd that we didn't have to pay for punchcards this year. Like I was explaining to Bob in Olympic two weeks ago; I support those white "access" stickers we stick on our vehicles. Now people like kayakers, mushroom pickers and hickers must help pay for natural resource management. They have been getting away scotfree for years, and "yes" they have been pressuring the resources the entire time. Steelheaders need to stop thinking like the fish are ours because we paid for them by purchasing a fishing license. The bottom line is we're all going to pay for the recovery of steelhead populations, whether it be destroying hatcheries in their current incarnation and helping fund for habitat restoration, or buying that steak dinner because you released a December native or Snyder Creek "hatchery" steelhead.