Originally Posted By: FleaFlickr02
Originally Posted By: Rivrguy
Vast majority of hatchery winter Steelhead are legal obligation mitigation for the nooch and skook dams


So they're there strictly to justify irresponsible late coho net fisheries? That would seem to be the current state of things. Not a worthwhile investment of public money, or even corporate money, IMO.


The native steelhead of the Skookumchuck and Wynooche for which mitigation is required are late timed fish, well after the late coho run. As I recall, WDFW shifted to Chambers hatchery steelhead to provide more separation between the hatchery and wild steelhead, which then contributes to overfishing of late coho by the net fishery.