BW, If Bill's estimation that five thousand fish were caught by sportsmen then how many were caught by the tribe? It would be interesting to know the total numbers(both tribal and sport) that were caught. Yes, there were a preponderance of hens. Yes, everybody( tribal and recs) caught a lot of fish(and hens). Maybe too many fish. But the tribe continued to fish after it was closed to all. Why, if there was so little interest by the tribe in netting? My understanding is that there is a permanent closure for sport steelhead fishing on the Nisqually. BTW the numbers of wild steelhead have rebounded significantly (similar to the Skagit) I don't know if the tribe has a subsistence/ceremonial fishery for steelhead now. I am not over emphasizing tribal netting. I have a problem with fishing after a fishery is closed whether it be by tribal members or sportfisherman.