Being a "smolt", I may have missed out on this topic being discussed at length in this forum. But, I still can't resist raising the issue of the immorality, much less illegality, of snagging fish. Okay, just so you know, I don't think it's cool. But, come on! I've witnessed first hand how many fish succumb to the practices employed by commercial and Indian net fisheries. These are fish that don't "voluntarily" commit themselves to their demise by swimming into purse seines and gill nets. On the other hand, how many of you have witnessed, or even participated, in the illegal taking of (primarily) salmon by means that did not depend on the so called "voluntary" action of the fish? I pose this aggressive stance in hopes of hearing your opinions beyond what's "legal" and "illegal." I think it's a matter that's a combination of the fact that we don't have a powerful and organized lobby on the practical side of the law AND that we pursue fishing as a hobby that feeds a higher pursuit beyond culture and career. I mean, what's so wrong about taking one fish by "hook or crook" versus taking many fish by a means that's legal by codified law?