Originally Posted By: Salmo g.
Originally Posted By: stlhdr1
Those rivers don't need selective gear regulations, not the issue.

Get rid of the hatchery plants where there are native steelhead and the natives will thrive in time. The hatchery fish are the #1 demise of the native populations...

Just my .02...

Keith


Genetic introgression does occur, but not to a very high degree, and certainly not enough to be a major factor limiting wild steelhead population abundance. Yes, there are cases where adding or removing hatchery steelhead is correlated with negative or positive changes in wild steelhead abundance.


First and foremost I disagree with this statement, there is more data from recent studies that says otherwise. I've watched the demise of another favorite river of mine due to a broodstock program. This write up in it's self just pisses me off.. Thev've all but destroyed the genetics in this river and fishing has gone in the shitter there.

Hatchery and Supplementation Program

Keith
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