Not to put too fine a point on it...but rural counties are all against "welfare" except when they get it, which is where most of it goes.

Grays Harbor...I don't have the numbers in front of me but I bet Francis or Rvrguy can fill them in, but I believe that it costs the State more money to set up, monitor, assess, and enforce the commercial fishery there than the entire commercial fishery makes combined.

If anyone, anywhere, can give me even a remotely cogent argument for how that makes any sense I would appreciate hearing it...and if any non-tribal commercial guy ever tells you that they are "providing fish for the non-fishing public who can't get it otherwise" tell them to stick it...the tribal fisheries catch plenty to provide to the non-fishing public.

Fish on...

Todd