"Cumbaya my lord, Cu-ba-yaaaah!"

Fellas, both tribal professional guides, Robbin and Leddy, have indicated that the majority of their hatchery fish are not clipped. Thus, those with marginal feelings on the C&R issue should go ahead and check the condition of the dorsal rays and if deformed, harvest these unmarked hatchery fish. The Queets and the Salmon Rivers create an interesting moral dilemma for many of us that support native C&R. Unfortunately, under the circumstances, trying to preach our C&R ethics during Nov, Dec and Jan on this system make us sound like bible-thumping equivalents. March and April is a whole 'nother ballgame though.