Howdy,
I've been bashing around an idea that as far as I can tell, might be the answer to the problem's our anadromous fisheries have faced. The problem with the Boldt decision was the resource was put in the middle of a financial battle between 3 faction's (sport, commercial and Tribal) Nobody's fault. Just keeping up with the Jone's. None of the user group's can be blamed for trying to get their equal share. Now here's the idea, we abolish the state control, and put the system's under the various Tribe's more than capable management. The most productive river's in the State are the one's that fell through the crack's of that monumental display of senility. Don't think you wouldn't get more bang for you license fee if the Tribe's were in a true position to start the recovery. I,m totaly not convinced habitat, ocean condition's ect. are the root of the problem. The mile's of streambed suitable for spawning I see, are missing reasonable number's, while some crazy voodoo number's are used to dole out fish. I think a spawning bed should be in every good hole's tailout. Don't you. Thank you for all of your effort's, but my opinion is that dfw is ineffective at best, and at worst a pawn to commercial interest's. If you can't beat'em join'em. The Tribes have the fast-track on a federal level because of the iron-clad treaty's. Thing's could get real good, real fast. 10 fish a day you'all?