Gillraker,

You Wrote --"I know that most Bios that I know when asked off the record will say that the genetic strains are so blurred anymore that they may be indistinguishable."

With all due respect, I have to take issue with this statement. It is not supported by the literature, at least as far as NW steelhead and trout are concerned. Steelhead and trout have largely retained their genetic integrity. I've not seen anything disputing this for coho or chinook either - but I can't put my hands on those documents right now.

The "They're so interbred there's no such thing as a wild fish anymore" is a red-herring argument
designed to undercut conservation efforts.

I'm not getting down on you personally, Gill, you were told what they told you, but it is not in accord with the facts, for NW salmonids in general.