Hi Andy. I haven't communicated with you lately, so I hope the tackle biz is going well. - I will take your comment about me as a compliment. Thanks. A couple things though. If you have been reading some of my more serious posts lately, regarding the unfair NMFS fish allocations favoring the Indians, you know that I am taking an ongoing stand; wherever I think it will do some good. I am still digging after the real truth behind the Fed. fish follies, but it's NOT easy to get the answers. Also, as you experienced yourself, I tried to get sportfishers to take a stand on allocation issues via a rally; with a poor response. And ya, I'm usually up for viable adventures. But like Ho', I don't quite understand what your suggested stand is or would do. Maybe it could use a little more clarification, and perhaps viability. Take care Andy. And keep caring and trying to improve fishermen's lot. Thanks. - RT - Edit: BTW, On Sun., coming back from a weekend fishing both the Hoh R. and out of Sekiu, I crossed the lower 'Nooch in very dim evening light. I came back over it (Hwy.12 bridge) and took the first road north in attempt to see the river and some launches. I had no map. As I sit here looking at an Atlas map right now, it appears that to access the river I'd have to take a road up from just east of Aberdeen which crosses the 'Nooch a few miles north and then follows it on up to the little town of Grisdale. This map doesn't show the little roads though. No point to this, other than I'm one of those kind of fishermen that if I could have found the river easily I would have gotten out and casted a spinner in it, in near darkness. Someday I will try it a little earlier in the day! - Steve

[This message has been edited by Reel Truth (edited 08-24-2000).]