Again, thank you all for the great comments. This is a great forum and I value the input. I'd like to address a few comments:

FF02: Thank you. Yes, it does highlight the various views and diverse priorities of our fishing community. And it can be frustrating. It's like having a car stuck in the mud, and the passengers arguing each of their methods to get it un-stuck, all the while none of them are going anywhere.

I appreciate your comment about cooperation. It is the only way to make any progress. The tribes and Commercials privately disagree on things, but they agree to have a united front when dealing with the state. That is a major advantage they have in negotiations. Sportsmen are so diverse in their agenda, the state, tribes, and commercials find it easy (and laughable) to ignore us.

Coho: I believe in my second post on this thread (dated 11/30/15 at 8:20pm) I clearly stated that a strategy of pressuring the tribes to move to selective gear was a better course of action rather them attempting to eliminate all harvest. I'm fully aware that trying to eliminate any group from the fisheries is at best incredibly unlikely and in all probability, impossible until all the fish are gone.

What do I propose to replace gill nets? Well, of course each system is different and would need specific methods. But in general there are:

Weirs, Traps, Wheels and tangle nets to name just a few.
An interesting side note to this point; Considering the historic record of "traditional Salish tribal fishing" For many tribes the harvest of fish was a village wide enterprise. Everyone played a role, and everyone benefited from the labor. The entire tribe would turn out to build the various traps, or weirs, or to construct and man the fishing platforms used to harvest the fish. " Much different than today, when a few guys in motor boats drift monofilament gill nets and sell the fish (and or eggs) for a profit, often just to subsidize an income.

So, yes. I'm proposing a very small step, in a very localized direction. It will not fix all the problems. It may not even phase the money /influence powered groups. But at least it is a try. Better than just staying stuck in the mud!