Maybe an expert can chime in on this? IMO seems good to me to let them upriver to spawn but, maybe their spawning success sucks, and could be a huge loss? On another note, in reality, are their really any truly wild Chinook left in the Kalama. Since 1895 hatchery Chinook have been produced, when the Fallert Hatchery was constructed. Not until 1959 when the Modrow weir was built was their any attempt to sort or separate fish. That's 64 years of mixed breeding at their leisure. Does it really matter any more? One thing I am curious about the weir at Modrow is how many Summer Steelhead are trapped and released that time of the year?
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