Ain't THAT the truth. Our failure to organize as sportfishers jas cost us in the past, and it's still costing us.......both in dollars and resource.

But, after reading this thread, is it any wonder we can't find common ground and instead insist on focusing on our differences?

In the long term, we'll all be worse off because of it.

Ramon, you are done. You thought that WT reached a reasonable settlement on the hatchery issue, but wait for your next blast. I predict that AuntyM is gonna get after you big time as soon as she finds out that WT shut down a huge commercial river pollution operation, and is also fighting to stop tangle nets in the Columbial River.
Zoom Zoom,

ctflyfish that was a really quality comment.....sorry but not.

If we can't come together as a group and let some of the little issues slide for the greater good W.T. will be the only ones giving meaningful imput to WDFW on hatchery issues. Goodgod, if all of you put a little of this b!tching energy into fish issues you wouldn't be stressing over this crap.

Suing = Fighting dirty...

...= Hogwash

Jerry...I respect your wisdom on this subject and agree that this gets out of hand and petty but it is an emotional issue with well defined battle lines. Our fish populations worldwide have been allowed to be plundered for profit for so long without mitigation that now we are in a real mess. We are simply debating the issue of a minority, and some say extreme, position to solve the problem by eliminating hatcheries and all non-native species. There are many groups and individuals working on habitat improvements and hatchery reform ideas, not just WT. Just because some of us go a little nuts in opposition to WT's tactics doesn't mean we aren't working outside of this forum for positive change. A pretty good majority of us disagree with the gun-to-the-head method of getting our way.

I disagree. I think both are just examples of how things get done in this country.