Keep the Big Picture in focus...we are not yet out of the 1st inning of this "ball game". There are a good many at-bats, runs, hits, errors, sacrifices, double plays, men left on base, etc. in the innings that remain.

Two very important achievements at this point--1) the Rec fishermen have a pulse and are not collectively dead as many believe, and 2) The Commission has publicly established their rightful leadership and oversight of the resource. The countless years of "our hands are tied", and "the problem is the Tribes and the Feds " are now simply excuses, rather than reasons, for the Fisheries Management's lack of action on the stakeholder's behalf. I can predict with confidence that no Director will ever again ignore and bypass the authority of the Board of Commissioners.

A critical concern at present is renewing and maintaining the public scrutiny that was the catalyst in bringing this about. More than ever, the need for greater transparency along with restructuring policy have proven to be of the highest priority. Your Father's WDFW simply can't and won't cut it any more...