It was proved with studies off the Umpqua river that native fish will enter other rivers than their own before returning to there true home river. It's quite possible that the fish you caught could have been destined for another river. It's sort of like some tributaries in the gorge. I've banked some real nice (native, wild?) summerruns in rivers there that according to the game department doesn't have a true native run. Follow me? In other words the fish you caught may have been destined for the lewis system, klickitat, or upper columbia regions...
As for the wild, native debate we can all make analagies of the situation, but who know's what really happens!
Keith
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It's time to put the red rubber nose away, clown seasons over.