I thank Preston for correcting my erronious answer. However, I still believe that there is hope for the Stillaguamish River in the future if some of its scars are allowed to heal. It will take a long time and will require sensible ongoing hatchery support to maintain a decent summer fishery.
Keep it in mind that there are really no short-term answers to most of our state steelhead problems. Over the long haul saving as many of our native steelhead as we can along with an overhaul of the hatchery systems will be the best thing for our fish -- and that will automatically make it the best thing for our fishermen.

Les Johnson