Originally Posted By: RUNnGUN
The bitch I hear, is even though plants have marginally increased, space to fish for them is limted by posted private property. Has created a mess for property owners and fishermen.
That was one of my big issues with the selection of the "gene bank" rivers. I think that going off of practicality and infrastructure, the Elochoman was probably a better choice for keeping a hatchery program on, since the one at the Grays was falling apart. I could practically wade the Grays from the hatchery on the West fork to tidewater in the right conditions, though, so losing that one still really bothers me. How many productive rivers do we have that still have good wadeable bank access with a hatchery run? I know, that's a rhetorical question.

The choosing of the Green over the Coweeman is still a head scratcher, since the Coweeman has no barrier to migration or collection site to my knowledge. We traded a great summer fishery for well, nothing really unless you live on the Coweeman or have friends that let you access it.