A few weeks ago I was fishing on the Kalama. I had caught a nice steelie and had it on the bank when on of those State fish checkers came by. She looked my fish over and told me that it was a 2 year old brood stock. She knew because there was an "IT" branded on its side. I have caught numerous fish in the past and always thought that the marks on my fish were from net marks or rocks as they push up river. That was the first time I have heard or seen the state branding fish!!!