Check out the new Salmon Trout Steelheader. there's an article about the Kalama and the studies they've done on this subject. By reading this it sure dosen't seem to be to large of a problem with the hatchery stocks spawning with wild fish. Even though it might be a small majority it sounds like they're going to use wild broodstock there now. I'm a member of Trout Unlimited in Whatcom county and there used to be a broodstock program on the Nooksack about 12 years ago. The program was prety sucesful but, the state bio's shut it down. Lately we have been working on a new submital to the state to reintroduce it but, we still have the same bio's from the stae in place. The only good point and it is a strong one is that on the Nooksack the tribes get 50% of the hatchery fish. Curently the tribes quit netting about Jan. 15th because the hatchery fish are of the early returning stock. If we were to broodstock the fish would arrive at the same time as Natives and the tribes would net in Feb., March, and April. We all know what would happen to theNatives then. Thanks alot Judge Boldt.