GH has no wild Summerrun Steelhead only Late Winters and they do not cross breed. One would want to do multiple sites where conditioning ponds could be utilized high up in a stream. Example would be some at East Fork Satsop but also West and Middle fork. Many miles of stream and no wild summers or Springers. Other places in the Chehalis such as mainstem Porter to Skook / Newaukum and those two tribs themselves would have to dodge Springers. This would limit months and stream reaches one could fish which is pretty much what exist now. High up river not so much and that is a lot of river miles.

It is a different mindset on how to approach the utilization of hatcheries for opportunity. CM is right in my mind that a substantial program would result not just adults but a vastly larger gene pool for the brood. Small programs have few adults in the brood which is simply not a good thing.