Potter,
Hey Potter since you are the only Indian that I have talked to, I am gonna see if you can answer a few of my questions. First off while I was eating some Mickey D's I went to Morrison park with the lady and we watched the Chehalis Indians lay out their nets and pull them back up. I noticed a few things that caught my attention. Are they targeting late winter steelies or springers??? You wouldn't think that it would be worth there time to try to net the few springers that do come into this river system. I watched as they pulled 8 little 7-8 pound fish out of their nets and bonked them on their heads. Someone said that these are the Wynooche and Skookumchuck hatchery steelies, and that they are always this late. Any idea of what they might have been, it was too far away too see exactly what they were. I wasn't really paying much attention, but I heard a gun shot and when I looked up I didn't see anything unusual, but the guy next to me mentioned something about they had just shot at a seal, but had missed and hit Weyerhauser. I am not a fan of gillnetting but I know that complaining won't get me anywhere so I tend to hush hush about the whole thing. I understand that the tribes aren't doing anything that white guys aren't, hell I have seen alot of native fish killed on the Wynoochee this season, along with the Humptulips and many others. I guess alot of people figure that if the tribes can kill wild fish why can't they. But that is totally not true. I am not sure if you can help me out on any of this but I thought I would ask someone who might have a clue on what they are doing.

Thanks,
Andy