I am a rookie to this BB...and an Oregon boy,too. I ghotta tell ya, this is the angriest bunch of high tech anglers I have ever sat in with. I know there are all kinds of political problems in the fishin' arena. But, my gosh... You hate the indians, your governor, politicians, people who stand shoulder to shoulder and fish like you, jetboaters, bait fisherman,snaggers,long liners, short leaders, fishing regulations, dams, litter, anyone that doesn't buy a ThorBuilt(must be financing the web site, no one's ever heard of 'em)...you've even started a banana boycott...poor lil yellow buggers.
RELAX... fishing is therapy... a way of life...walk away when it irritates you. I probably even agree with you on most of these gripes. Its just that we sour the sport when our focus is the grippin'not the enjoyment.

Give a good report. Share a trip, funny anecdote, lie about a big fish, think about how good hot coffee tastes when you get up way too early and you sit on a wet boat seat covered with dew. Take a paxil and come south of the Columbia.
Good Luck