MARCH 31, 2017, KEIZERTIMES, PAGE A13
Sport anglers cheated, again
If you, your children,
or grand children, want to
fi sh any stream that eventu-
ally fl ows into the Columbia
River, you will pay an addi-
tional $10 that will go to the
Columbia Rivers gillnetters.
For a family of fi ve, that’s $50
(on top of your license and
tags) that goes to the gillnett-
ers for an agreement they re-
fuse to honor. Governor Kate
Brown, and her appointees to
the Oregon Fish and Wildlife
Commission, have allowed
it to happen. (The Commis-
sion appointed by the gover-
nor, not the Oregon Depart-
ment of Fish and Wildlife
(ODFW).) The Commission
not only allowed it to happen,
they promoted it.
Guess what? ODFW will
continue to take your $10 for
the netters.
You, your friends, and fam-
ily, will continue to pay for
fi sh gillnetters harvest to sell,
while you have fewer fi sh to
catch.
ODFW’s 2017 sport regu-
lations state on page 8: Co-
lumbia River endorsement
funds will help fund the tran-
sition to eliminate non-tribal
commercial gillnets on the
lower mainstream Columbia
and provide additional salmon
and steelhead for sport fi shing.
How do you explain to
your teenager who wants to
fi sh for trout, on a local creek,
that they have to pay an ex-
tra $10 to subsidize a group
of commercial fi shermen that
have decided to renege on an
agreement they made three
years ago?
Problem is: It was all a lie.
The $10 Columbia fee was
part of an agreement in Senate
Bill 830 to fund moving the
nets off the lower river. The
agreement also gave the gill-
netters salmon smoldts, raised
for the sport fi shery, to fi sher-
ies not open to sport anglers.
Now, three years later, the
ODFW Wildlife Commis-
sion has given permission for
the netters to back out of the
agreement.
A brief history; Sportfi sh-
ing groups became concerned
over gillnetters harvesting
steelhead and salmon in the
lower Columbia.
In 2012, the Coastal Con-
servation Association (CCA )
developed Measure 81 which
would have prohibited com-
mercial non-tribal nets in the
main stream lower Columbia.
Three months prior to
the election Governor John
Kitzhaber developed a plan
that became House Bill 830.
CCA, steelheaders and other
sport fi shing groups agreed, as
did the gillnetters.
The plan was to move
commercial gillnetting to
off-channel locations allow-
ing for a greater split of lower
river fi sh for sport anglers.
Sport anglers would purchase
a Columbia River Endorse-
ment stamp to help gillnetters
transition to alternative gear.
This would cover a three-year
period.
Gillnetters have done noth-
ing toward a transition. Now
they want to renege on the
deal with the help of the two
commission members ap-
pointed by Gov. Brown.
The Oregon Fish and
Wildlife Commission, and
Gov. Brown’s two appointees,
have “put the interest of a few
hundred part-time gillnetters,
over 400,000 sport anglers,”
according to Bob Rees, ex-
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McNary’s hitting struggles
were more obvious against
Grant as the Celtics had just
one hit by Jacob Jackson in
the loss.
“We’re going to have to
get better at the plate,” Keeker
said.
“We’ve been able to hit
quite a bit but it’s mostly in-
side and a lot of times that
doesn’t translate to live game
scenarios and part of it is,
we need to get to the point
where we’re seeing a lot of
live pitching. We just haven’t
seen it yet. I believe our guys
can hit. I think it’s been more
of our mental preparation go-
ing into our at bats.”
On the mound, Kyle
McAllister allowed one hit
and one earned run over four
and one-third innings as Mc-
Nary led 1-0 before an error
in the bottom of the fi fth led
to four runs.
Playing in the Coach Bob
Invitational March 27-31, the
Celtics found much better
weather in Arizona.
McNary lost its fi rst game
12-5 to Millennium.
The Celtics fell behind 5-1
but scored two runs in the
fourth and two more in the
fi fth to tie the game 5-5.
However, the host Tigers
by G.I. Wilson
Keeker wasn’t as pleased
with the Celtics offensively.
McNary scored 14 runs
but only had six hits, taking
advantage of 10 walks and
three Barlow errors.
Tyler Covalt was 2-for-
3 with two runs and three
RBIs. Tyler Ellertson was
2-for-3 with three runs and
two RBIs.
Joshua Benson also scored
three runs and Brendan Fri-
zelle added two RBIs.
crossword
ecutive director of Association
of NW Steelheaders.
ODFW has projected this
will result in the net loss of
11,489 sport fi shing trips per
year, while increasing com-
mercial netter revenue 44.5
percent. This will give the
gillnet industry a 61 percent
increase in profi ts through in-
creased gillnetting, and place a
priority on commercial net-
ting, putting our salmon and
steelhead fi sheries at risk.
Other areas of the deci-
sion are equally egregious.
For three years salmon smol-
dts raised in state hatcheries-
raised for sport anglers-were
released in Youngs Bay solely
for netters to harvest and sell.
Armed with the commis-
sion’s new decision, netters
will continue to get those
smoldts reared with your tax
dollars. They will be released
in areas closed to sport anglers.
More good news: For the
fi rst time in 99 years the Or-
egon commission has decided
to have different regulations
for the Columbia than Wash-
ington State. Washington will
continue the agreements of
three years ago.
Can you imagine the chaos
of trying to enforce two dif-
ferent sets of rules on the same
river? The same fi shery? The
increased costs in enforce-
ment?
Bottom line, Gov. Brown
appointed a longtime lobbyist,
for the gillnetters, to the com-
mission. Talk about the old
“fox in the hen house.”
Every sport fi shing group
in the state tried to object.
Buckmaster had made it clear
his goal was to abolish the
agreement made three years
ago. Mission accomplished,
thanks to the governor.
Gov. Brown assured the
steelheaders--in person--that
part of the reason she ap-
pointed Buckmaster, was “so
he could quell the animosity
between the recreation groups
and the gillnet fl eet.” It was all
a lie, and has failed miserably.
Anglers and hunters have
paid for most of ODFW’s
funding for many years. More
fee increases are coming. Yet,
the governor and the commis-
sion continue to not be honest
and fair with us.
The Columbia River En-
dorsement—your $10—has
generated $13 million in li-
cense, endorsement and taxes.
And the sport angler still got
cheated.
Update: The sport com-
munity has united and taken
action: made calls, sent out let-
ters, emails, action alerts, held
rallies and meetings. They ap-
peared on TV and radio and
showed up in force at a “re-
ception” for the commission
at the Sportsmen’s show.
On February 7, Gov. Brown
admonished the commission
that its January decision was
“unacceptable” and to honor
the bi-state agreement of Sen-
ate Bill 830.
On March 9, the Steel-
headers delivered to Gov.
Brown a petition signed by
5,891 citizens, with renewed
request that she ensure the
commission keep the prom-
ise made to sport anglers and
adopt the rules agreed to in
Senate Bill 830.
The commission will meet
again on March 17 in Corval-
lis. Sport anglers will be there
in force. It is believed that the
commission, and the netters,
will continue to fi ght the or-
der.
Your support is needed in
this effort.
Email the commission, the
governor, and your district
legislators.
Remember, the next li-
cense and fee increase is only
nine months away. Will you
get what you’re paying for?
scored seven runs in the sixth.
McNary fi nished with four
errors in the loss.
Frizelle was 3-for-3 with
one run and one RBI.
Hays was 2-for-2 with an
RBI.
The Celtics also lost their
second game, 8-2, to Heritage,
Colo.
Josiah Gilbert got his fi rst
start from the mound of the
season but was chased with
one out in the fourth inning
after allowing three runs on
seven hits and three walks.
Heritage scored four runs
in the fourth and added three
more in the fi fth.
McNary scored both of its
runs in the sixth.
The Celtics are scheduled
to open league play at home
on Tuesday, April 4 against
North Salem.
First pitch is at 5 p.m.
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