I agree. We/I, could be overreacting to such a great opportunity. But I am sorry to say this is not 1972, or even pre 2000 berfore things really started to change. I know how you feel because I have been fortunate enough to have steelheaded back then. Things are different now. I fear aggressiveness to obtain an edge for success is at it's peak now more than ever, with little respect for the fish, people, or traditional historical river etiquette. Etiquette, that presently scarcely exists. Etiquette that I learned, not to low hole either on the bank or in a boat, to start atop of a run and keep moving working a stretch. To work behind someone that got there first, or pass and move on. Part of the reason I hardly winter fish any more. I think you can thank the crowds and guides for that. The pressure to produce for paying customers has fd up the experience for others. That's why it has come to a debate on what regulations still might produce the 1972 or pre 2000 river fishing experience. That's why BC has a "Class" river system. Maybe a system that would work for the Skagit? Christ, now I'm probably starting to sound like a WFC guy. I hope not and am not. I hope none of the negatives in this discussion comes fruition, and if I/we get to participate, I will do my part to make the best happen. Thanks to you and everyone else that has got us this far.