I have only been involved in this page for a few months. I have noticed most of the posts are bitch sessions. I have a question for you all...How many of you really know and/or understand the tribal positions? How many of you know really know and understand their legal rights concerning fish and shellfish?

I have experienced gross examples of wasted salmon by tribal gillnetters. I have also experienced gross examples of illegal snagging on the Cowlitz, egg stripped coho carcases on the Satsop, and wild coho and wild chinook being illegally retained out of Illwaco, not to mention undersized sturgeon being filleted on the Columbia. How can we bitch when this is going on in our own user group? Mabey it is just a small percentage of sportfishers that don't follow the rules and mabey it is a small percent of the tribal fishers that are wasteful.

If we are going to bitch and moan about the tribal fishery we had better make sure that we are not hypocritical. I commit to you that I will never kill a non-clipped steelhead, illegally snag a salmon, or waste a single fish that I catch.

I am involved in a broodstock program and intend to get more involved by giving of myself by getting involved in restoration. I intend to get my hands dirty, not just get a blister on my hunt and peck finger!