That article is written by Bill Bakke (former leader of Oregon Trout). Oregon Trout would like to see all hatcheries shut down and stop all harvest of salmonids! No matter what the majority of people want.

In fact hatcheries have existed in Oregon for over 100 years. In many cases wild steelhead returns remain strong in the very same rivers that get the most hatchery fish. On the other hand many rivers that have never had hatchery programs also have weak wild runs. I find it hard to believe hatcheries are that detrimental to Wild fish and the evil a few extremist would like to make them out to be.

BilgeRat aka Summer steelhead Steve,
Thats the third time I have seen you make that statement yet you never seem to be able to define what is a succsesful hatchery program? Please explain the wordwide failure of all hatchery programs, as they seem to be working just fine from my perspective. They do provide over 75% of all harvestable fish in Oregon you know!