Silver Creek,

I would definitely like to see your scientific data on the actual effects of lead in streams. I was talking to a friend about this the other day. I can't see it having the effect to the extent that some would lead us to believe. He was also bringing up the fact the flourocarbon tippet is also harmful, when dispensed into the stream. While I do agree that to be fact, is it any worse than regular nylon? I know that nylon does break down sooner than flourocarbon. However, one can argue back with the fact does a 1,000 years more matter when we are talking about thousands of years already? I am sure that you have done a lot of research on this due to your scientific background. I would be very curious to read your opinions as to what the facts really are here.

About the "ban" on fishing.... Obama has done a lot of things that i don't think are right for this country, but when we are faced with so many dire situations both overseas and right here in our back yard that they would be wasting out countries resources on trying to ban access to sportfishing. I guess that going "green" means keeping our youth inside playing video games rather than fishing with their parents. My blood pressure was up just a tad while reading that article.