Alot of good posts... Personally i would like to see all native fish released PERIOD. If Native broodstocks were used in all of our rivers than a 20 or 30 fish limit would be adaquate because those fish that didnt get caught could spawn. BUT most of our rivers dont have native broodstock so why keep these fish in a system that could jeopardize a native run that took thousands of yrs to establish? So, my vote is to scratch the 30 fish limit. I have no problem releasing hatchery fish to make room for winter runs this year, but its hard knowing the fish you release could weaken a native gene pool......

My wife and I would have to eat almost a pound of steelhead per day, 7 days per week - for a year in order to munch one punchcard of steelhead. So where would these other fish go? Would "sport" fishers become quasi-commercial fishers, selling or bartering the extra fish? Would low-end guides pass on their rod to their clients? If so, how many wild fish would be caught and released to bleed to death after taking a bait diver down its throat?
These are just things we could consider, but what really bothers me is that WDF&W is trying to pull this off in a "minor cycle" year. There is no rush here, so why not float this plan to the public next year, in the "major regulation cycle."