I know this is getting away from the funny/sometimes serious subject of fishing with bears...re the dams issue...Even tho it seems substantiated that dams are the cause of the demise of the salmon runs in the Columbia and its tribs, think about it. Bonneville is a big and powerful company. If I understand correctly, Bonneville sells power from these dams to California, Nevada, etc. When you are talking that kind of money, do you think the sports fishermen, even united, are going to have any impact on removing the dams? And the politicians like to "sound" like they are all for removing the dams...but don't think they can or are willing to "walk the talk" either. Unless the salmon make more money then the dams...don't think its gonna happen. Money talks, remember??? And that's a real shame!!!

And to Akking..no prob..haha

Now..let's get back to those funny bear stories..they are great!!! AND...to tell the truth, I'm also not one that really looks forward to fishing side by side with one of those.