Originally Posted By: Lifter99
RUNnGUN, I remember one year ( I can't remember the exact year) the Quinault released their steelhead smolts from their hatchery on Lake Quinault. The problem was that they had a disease problem with the smolts. Instead of destroying them, they decided to plant them anyway in hopes of getting as many back as they could. Do you remember that and what year it was? Last year's poor return might have been the adults from that plant.


I remember that happening but I think it was a lot further back than to have "last year return" affected by that....but as to the exact year, just can't do that.
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