Anyone care to guess??

[Jim]

Approximately how much money the Lower Columbia Springer Season pumped into the economies of Washington and Oregon??

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[boater]

i hate to be negative, but i dont think anybody in olympia cares.

You're just a ray of sunshine boater. [img]images/icons/rolleyes.gif[/img] [img]images/icons/rolleyes.gif[/img]

[SteelieSteve]

The last figures I read were about 1 million per day for the columbia season. Thats a heckuva lot more than any netters put into anything.

Ban all gillnets

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[Jim]

Boater...yes they do care!! Why do you think there was an extension on the lower river and another one now above The Dalles?? This was lobbyed hard for by both commercial and sports...yes...we won this one! [img]images/icons/shocked.gif[/img] [img]images/icons/grin.gif[/img] [img]images/icons/shocked.gif[/img] The preliminary figures of the impact is 17 million dollars...that is some serious change and believe it or not...has people in DC standing up and taking notice...I have reason to contact our Senators Cantwell and Murray in a positive fashion...thanking them for this season and thrilled to be a part of such a booming econimic possibility...just imagine the impact if we had runs like this every year!!!!!!

Anyway, have fun everyone!!

Jim

[boater]

sorry jim, i am just getting fed up with the way salmon fishing has gone in the past years.

[Jeffhead]

Thanks for the info Jim!!! I just e mailed My two House Representatives and Senator to make sure they do see what an impact the sportsman do bring to the table.
Good luck and tight lines, Jeff [img]images/icons/grin.gif[/img] [img]images/icons/grin.gif[/img]