For e-mail requests to list the main points to write your Congressmen and Rep.'s see below. BTW, these letters will go beyond the Col. springer allocation issue to get the 'powers to be' attention that NW sportfishers are going to be united voters demanding fair considerations in all fisheries matters!

For a letter concerning next spring's Columbia River chinook fishing allocation issue the main points to put into your own words to send to our Senators and Rep.s' are:

- NW state fishing biologist's predict over 300,000 spring chinook salmon to go up the mainstem Columbia River next spring. They have recommended an after dam impact fishing harvest be limited to a 9% impact on native fish.

- The states are losing a fish allocation negotiation process to divide the chinook deemed harvestable between the Col. Tribes and non-Indian fishers. The NMFS, which is now in control of allocation, is going along with unfair demands by the Col. Tribal Commission for the Indians to get 8.5% of this impact and only 0.5% impact for non-Indians; as unfairly occured last spring.

- The decisions for next spring are going to be decided soon, and we need fair representation. Please do what you can to help us get fair consideration and allocation of these fish that we paid for, and that the Col. Tribal treaties call for a 50/50 split of.

- Please also look into the unfair documents sent by the Dept. of the Interior to the NMFS that unfairly directed that the Indians would be the last to have their fishing curtailed by the Fed. ESA protection actions. this is not fair or consistent with Federal Court Treaty interpretations.

- We would also like you to know that all of us thousands of fishermen vote. We are going to vote for those who represent our rights in the above regards.

- Thank you. Sincerely. Etc. ..... Your name and address.

Washington state address are in some of the related posts and available thru site links. Thanks much people. - Steve (RT)