man, that's a bleak post, but it always brings up a conversation i had with an older angler around 2006, saying that 10 years from then, steelhead fishing would be circling the drain. it's a little haunting how right he was, i had a hard time believing him at the time(i figured things would stay level and maybe slightly decline, not like another early '90s crash).

i would take the "no fishing from a floating device" rule. i've got no problems with boats for transportation, and in many rivers, access is becoming more of an issue than even declining fish stocks.

limiting the number of guide permits this state gives out, or clamping down on eligibility for them would make sense. it seems like every other boat on the river is a guide, anywhere you go now.