Here's some more information on the rally:

WHAT: A Fishermen's Boat Rally

WHO: A unified group of tribal fishermen, commercial fishermen, and sportfishermen

WHEN: Wednesday, Sept 8, 2004

WHERE:

1). PRE RALLY BOAT PARADES & MEET-UPS:

A). SPORT FISHING BOATS: G.I. Joe's/Fishermen's Marine and Outdoor at Delta Park, Portland (1100 N Hayden Meadows Drive). Arrive by 7:30 am for sportfishermen pre-rally and staging for police escorted boat parade down Interstate-5.

B). COMMERCIAL FISHING BOATS: Will approach Portland, Oregon on Tuesday, September 7th. At 8:00am on September 8th, commercial boats will depart from Sauvie Island and move south down the west side of the Willamette to the Hawthorne Street Bridge, turn around and move north up the east side of the Willamette and dock at the Oregon Convention Center Dock. A van will pick up commercial fishermen from the dock at 9:20 am and shuttle them to Holladay Park. *Contact Ralph Peitsch for details.

C). TRIBAL FISHERMEN: Will congregate at the Columbia River Inter Tribal Fish Commission (CRITFC) building at 729 NE Oregon in the downstairs conference room at 9:00 am and will walk en masse to Holladay Park for the main rally.

D). FLY FISHERMEN: Those fly fishers not participating in the boat parades will gather at the south side (Holladay Street side) of Holladay Park near the Max Stop at 9:00am.

2). MAIN RALLY: Holladay Park, 11th & Holladay Street, NE Portland (next to the Lloyd Center). Parking lot opens at 8:45 am; arrive by 9:30 am to meet up with commercial and tribal fisherAre there really more sport fis.ems men for the main speakers and rally.

DETAILS: Fishermen should come with rods, signs, banners and boats wherever possible. Those who choose not to participate in either of the boat convoys should meet at the center of Holladay Park at 9:30 am. People wearing blaze orange vests are volunteers and can help you with information.

PARKING: Those going directly to Holladay Park can park at the Lloyd Center outdoor cinema parking lot, open as early as 8:45 am (13th & NE Multnomah Street).

WHY:

The federal government has done as little as possible to protect our salmon runs; as a result, Northwest fishermen and salmon dependent communities are not getting a fair shake. Once the home to the greatest salmon fishery in the world, the Northwest now struggles with dwindling populations and increasingly strict fishing regulations.

This week, the feds will release their draft of the Federal Salmon Plan, the comprehensive plan to
recover salmon and steelhead in the Columbia and Snake River Basin. Since the last plan came out in
2000, the Northwest has seen nothing but failures for salmon including increased river temperatures, lower
flows, and spill cuts. The new plan ignores sound science and put our jobs, our recreation and our livelihoods in further jeopardy.

For us, it's the last straw. The time has come to join our fellow fishermen, and tell Congress that there is a better solution. Let's tell the feds exactly what we think of their plan for our salmon, our jobs, our way of life, and our livelihoods.

On September 8th in Portland, OR, we have the chance to change the direction of federal policy related to
our salmon and steelhead stocks. It's going to take a unified and strong voice to be heard. To succeed we'll
need every sport fisherman, every industry leader, and every tribal fisherman to join together to
send a message to our Congressional representatives, BPA, the Army Corps, NOAA Fisheries, and all those
people in Washington, DC who think they know what's best for our fish. We have a vision and it's Are there really more sport fis.ems not
decreasing salmon populations and decreasing jobs. Help us tell our leaders that we need a change in the
Northwest and that SALMON MEAN BUSINESS.


SAVE YOUR FISHERY AND YOUR FISH - - JOIN THE
FISHERMEN'S RALLY ON SEPTEMBER 8TH.

Signed,
Liz Hamilton, Northwest Sportfishing Industry
Association
Oliver Waldman, Salmon For All
Norm Ritchie, Association of Northwest Steelheaders
Jeff Curtis, Trout Unlimited
Glen Spain, Pacific Coast Federation of Fishermen's
Associations


Please RSVP and contact us for details.

John Platt, Columbia River Inter Tribal Fish Commission, 503-731-1256
Aaron Bouchane, Northwest Sportfishing Industry
Association, 503-631-8859, nsia.aaron@comcast.net
Erin Barnholdt, Trout Unlimited, 503-827-5700 ext 15,
ebarnholdt@tu.org
Erin Barnes, Save Our Wild Salmon, 503-230-0421 ext 13 erin@wildsalmon.org
Jon Westerholm, Columbia River Fishermen's Protective Union, 503-325-2702
Oliver Waldman, Salmon For All, 503-325-3831, salforal@pacifier.com