I thought of something else. While Chehalis Chinook are what could be considered native in many cases not so. Years back WDFW transferred the Humptulips hatchery Chinook production and raised them to yearlings and released them. How many years I am not sure but the last one I was present. Little data exist and that is my fault as when we got returns we simply cut the snout of and did know to use the colored slips. Montesano said no slips no good so discard them which we did. Well I was told the hatchery ops damn near expired when told that his data had been destroyed. My first education on how the different divisions of WDFD spent substantial time screwing each other over.