Hello, Bob. Just have a few minutes to post again, between holiday activities...
You seemed to accuse me of hiding my identity?? I don't get that, as my profile has as much info as yours, and my name's been "out there" plenty for last six months, as the contact point for the Steelhead Summit!
My name is Dave Bailey. I was the founding secretary for WSC, and have been active in TU, B.A.S.S., and others for the last 20 yrs. No apologies; I look at the 99% good work that groups do, rather than the occasional error.
As for CPR-Fish, you'll have to pardon me/us for not knowing that group. I don't doubt that you've posted information on it, but ya know... I can't remember any of your posts that weren't totally negative (Graemlins too), and I guess I just skip over most of them anymore. Mean time, I'll see that you are invited to the next summit, and you might do some more P.R. for CPR.
We tried very hard to locate and invite every possible group that has any interest in steelhead! We need ALL the groups we can get, to make changes in fish management, so we tried to gather folks from one extreme to the other, like WA Trout to the Wildcat Steelhead Club. BTW, RFA wasn't there, but only because Mike Gilchrist had to work that Saturday; he's still involved.
The only "rule" was that we had to agree to disagree. There was plenty of disagreement, but believe it or not, there was much more to agree on! We are moving ahead, and any other groups are most welcome to jump aboard at any time. Just write me at captain@olypen.com.
I'm not sure why you wrote all that history about the FOC, except maybe to explain your apparent bitterness toward the rest of the world? [We'd still like to have some current contact info for them.]
Anyway... I wish you peace!
Sincerely,
Dave/Scaly