Thanks for the reply spawnout. I took some time to think about this last night, and I think I understand what's going on. With the hatcheries you no longer have natural selection, like you said the unfavorable traits for survival in the wild are being selected for. Leads to bad news for the population as a whole. I agree, unless there is no habitat available, it is better to let wild fish spawn in the wild. Before moving to Washington last year, I worked for ODFW in Newport so I am a little familiar with Oreaqua. We used to do beach seines near the ladder.
Tight lines!
LDR