I think it's a great idea to raise money to fight the cause. I'll try to help any way that I can. If I can't fish the Sauk, then my land is not worth as much to me. If I have to start selling acreage, so be it. I am too young to see my steelheading future fall apart on a river that I have invested so much in; both financially and emotionally. Spring steelheading on the Sauk is everything to me. I live the other ten months of the year in a blurr only truly living for March and April on the "Ranch".

I am also going to protest this measure and draw as much attention to the cause as I can. If I see "Wild Steelhead" for sale in the store that is from any of the closed river systems, then I am going to get my friends together an picket outside the market/store for as long as we can stand it. I am going to make it very, very hard for any commercially caught "wild" steelhead to be sold from any of the closed systems. I will also raise hell in front of any restaurant that is selling "wild" steelhead from the same closed waters. If I have to hold a "Fish in" then I will. Just need to make sure the television cameras are rolling. Will you guys bring me my fly vise and STS mags so I don't get too bored in jail?

Justin
CEO, Sauk River Steelhead Ranch