Point 3 - Hockey has now become a game of Chicken

Gary Bettman and Bob Goodenow are playing most expensive game of chicken profesionnal sports has ever seen. Bettman is out to break union, and Goodenow will not go back to table, if offer resembles anything like latest proposal put forth by owners. The problem for Goodenow right now is that his players are starting to talk. While some players are making fairly controversial statements (look up Chelios on this lock-out), players for most part, just want at least semblance of an effort made by their player association. To majority of players making league average or less, only thing they see out of this waiting game is diminishing support capacity for their current lifestyle. Sure, over 200 players have gone to Europe, but that also in not a real option for a lot of players, that have family commitments or other that keep them in North America. They are beginning to realize that in end, outcome of these negotiations will not favor them. Both owners and union admit that salaries will decrease in next collective bargaining agreement. So why should they have to get NO money, when at least SOME money can go to paying their mortgage? A Union is supposed to represent best interests of all its players. Sure, owners did cause this problem. It is not a player's fault if he accepts a 10 million dollar a year deal. Would YOU turn down that kind of money? I think not.a

As fall begins and water becomes murky and bright marabou patterns are often ticket. And in winter I use lots of egg-sucking leeches, bunny leeches, and bright egg patterns like Sucker Spawn. As water becomes more murky, brighter pattern one can get away with.

Nymphing becomes more and more popular every year for steelhead, which ignites old argument whether or not steelhead eat once they enter river. It seems more certain in Great Lakes region that they are thought to, while Pacific steelhead is thought not to. The extra space taken up with roe or sperm production results in a very shrunken stomach. Nevertheless more and more angler’s are using stonefly nymphs, hare’s ear, and caddis larva to catch steelhead in west. Matching hatch is not as crucial as it is in trout fishing, nevertheless fishing a pattern that represents a common food source in river being fished is necessary. Nymphing for Steelhead is more successful further inland, as it is thought Steelhead become interested in feeding after having been in river system for awhile.