Originally Posted By: Larry B
Originally Posted By: smelt
P.S. Dredgemasterdan...sorry, Fishmasterdan: Why in the world would you want to dredge rivers with endangered runs of wild steelhead and salmon to begin with? If you were denied HPAs on the Stilly, Nooksack, and Skagit, then I'm glad, but you never should have had the opportunity to apply at all. Why should miners be able to line their pockets with gold by strip-mining streams that belong to everybody? I don't want my fishing opportunities to suffer from mistakes, carelessness, or disregard of the rules made by miners trying to find their big score. It's that simple.


So much for rational discussion of any facts.


Yeah, my point of view is so wild and crazy! But the facts about hundreds of HPAs having been issued for dredging exceptions, no ongoing monitoring, the potentially damaging effects of dredging, and the laxness of the WDFW's rules by comparison with other wester states are not my opinion -- they are indeed facts. You simply disagree with the conclusions I've drawn from them about the need for tighter regulation.


Edited by smelt (01/26/14 10:16 PM)