Predator, I certainly was not putting your post down, I liked it a lot. After reading my post I can see how it could be misunderstood. It was a comment on what I see as a bazaar situation of a stock of fish that has a commercial fishery by one group and proposed severe conservation measures placed on another group fishing that same stock. Maybe the tribes should sell tickets that would allow sportsmen to catch part of their quota. That would probably make them more money. On the C&R issue, I don't really like across the board rules. I think rules should be made on a river by river basis. I see this movement toward state wide C&R as a vote of no confidence in our fisheries managers, sort of like manditory sentencing addresses lousy decissions by judges. I would prefer what you discribed, a one fish daily limit and a low seasonal limit, 5 fish may be on the high side. Of course this would only be on rivers that have healthy runs. Whatever comes of all this we need to start putting the needs of the fish first.

I wasn't trying to stir things up, just posting something to think about. Keep up the writing, I think you have a talent for it. Neal