Time for an edit .... and perhaps a meal of Crow .

I did a bit of reading on another board .......

http://www.fishsniffer.com/cgi-bin/f...num=1201210049

Looks like the NCCFFF haven't run this idea past ANY other fishing groups .

I would have expected more from such a well-respected group .

This pooch-screw pretty much creates a 'us against them' feeling between sportfishing factions . I can understand closing the UPPER river 'till , say , April - the way it used to be .... but what is the point of closing the whole 26 miles of the American river ?? How can anyone snag Steelhead in the deep waters below I-80 ? IMO , all this possible closure does is create hostile feelings between gear fishers and fly fishers , all of whom SHOULD be joined together in fighting for the DFG to be fully funded , and to protect our waters and ecosystem .

We ALL will lose if we don't find some common ground between us to solve these problems .

David