Strike Zone, I have a question for you. It doesn't have anything at all to do with this topic, but something you said peaked my interest, so I thought I'd ask. I noticed you, and countless other contributors to this site make reference to "getting hatchery fish out of the system" Why is this? Are they that bad for the existing native population? I understand this reasoning on rivers that still have native populations, but what about rivers like the Cowlitz that are basically all hatchery? Would it actually help these rivers to start producing fewer and fewer hatchery fish? Would natives start to make a come back? Forgive my ignorance on this subject, I just am not very well versed when it comes to the native vs. hatchery arguement. I know that natives seem to fight harder and be a bit bigger, and I also seem to enjoy fishing for them more (C&R) but I don't know the biology end of the whole thing. Thank you for any enlightenment you can give me on the subject.