Originally Posted By: Chum Man
if the numbers support it, why the hell not?

i don't believe in protecting fish just for the hell of it because you think they're somehow superior to other fish. that said, there sure as hell aren't any rivers left in this state with harvestable numbers, so don't allow a kill fishery.


The numbers don't support it. Not anywhere in the lower 48 anyway. I don't think they are superior fish. I think wild salmon deserve the same treatment. Our rivers are in serious trouble. Finally we are seeing dam removal proposals being set into action(Sandy River). I would love to see the Klamath treated a little better. The gillnetting has to stop on that river. It is inconceivable that kind of thing is still allowed.


I guess also i just am not that crazy about eating river fish. Unless it's a springer.


You know I actually have to rat on myself a bit. I do think wild steelhead are superior to any other fish. When I land one,I want more than anything to see it swim off. The most beautiful creature that swims. It's why I fish.


Edited by avid angler (10/29/09 02:11 PM)