Originally Posted By: Rivrguy

Now all get their arms around this fact, it does not matter if the number of surplus is 200k it is the natural production of any salmon that governs harvest, period & put a fork in it. Second that so called surplus is a bogus term as they are the in river sport and tribal opportunity. A hatchery run will have a escapement, give or take a bit, the same as the wild fish. When you do not do that you get what you have in PS.


Rg,
Sorry you took my poor attempt at humor seriously.

No NT in river harvest opportunity on the Skok. None I know of at the Deschutes or Minter creek either.
There is a one fish king limit in I believe only one section of the Green.
The Nisqually got enough kings back that they were handing them out at the hatchery like it was a food bank.
I understand hatcheries have escapement goals, that wild fish shape the management and seasons and that some of the NT share is taken in mix stock saltwater fisheries.

That said, all those fish that end up surplus or whatever you want to call them swim through MA 9, yet we have a likely four day chinook season for a whooping 2,500 or so fish there.
It is a pretty sad state of affairs......
SF


Edited by stonefish (06/03/19 03:16 PM)
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