Salmo g.

Good response that covers a lot of ground. I'm disappointed in the info about broodstocking results not being quantified. I thought Oregon had kept track of results.

My personal observation of a highly successful broodstocking was on the Kalama. When I moved to that area in 1973, the late, great John Clayton had just moved to the Kalama Falls Hatchery from Klickitat. The return of spring chinook to the river and the hatchery was low. Within a cycle John had increased that run to the river/hatchery several fold. In a couple cycles there were about 5,000 springers returning. Fishing was great, including some gillnet landings early. All this was unfortunately or fortunately prior to ESA listings. So in those days there weren't complications from that. A fish was a fish. People caught them and smiled a lot. John Clayton was a hatchery genius. And a very nice man.