Todd, you walk a very narrow line.

Other attorneys, that have represented clients, that are bad for fish, should not represent another client, that is doing a lot for fish.

Which in your eyes, means that those anglers, represented by said attorney will never take on a hydro project. It does not mean the same attorney will represent the anglers, if they want a dam to come down. Since when do attorneys, only represent one side of the issue. I doubt, the power companies changed attorneys, when they agreed to remove the dams.

It might be ideology for you, but for most, its a paycheck.

You want to split hairs and let wild steelhead die under current rules, because you dont think the rules can be changed for salmon and the boaters of the world, will catch a few less hatchery fish.

If wild steelhead, will live, than so will hatchery steelhead. That means more hatchery steelhead in the cowlitz and other tributaries. The cowlitz use to get a fair number of big steelhead, but mostly, the smaller units, decorated with net marks.

I never hear you complain about the hatchery fish coming out of the tribs like the cowlitz, to be transported down to the safe areas. Doesnt matter what kind of net they use, if the fish are allocated up front. Its not part of the tribal split, its a direct allocation transfer from anglers to the commercials. Sportsmen are getting screwed anyway. But, its only the nets that seem to bother you. Might as well close the cowlitz to sportfishing and give "salmon for all" set-nets in longview.

Wanting them out of the river, is a wish. They wont be pulled out of the river, until there are so few wild fish, it will be closed to everyone. Your full loaf policy, will hurt wild steelhead and it wont matter if the dams come down, when they are already dead.