I have to diagree with ya Todd, Since it is a program to help promote the native species it that system it is benificial. In the rivers where the broodstocking takes place there are no true hatchery fish there(meaning skamainia or cook creek fish being released). Such as on the Nooch, They get a hatchery run that will last until April and reproduce in the system along with the Wild fish and with the wild fish thus producing a genitic hybred in the cross and weaking the wild gene. If you brrodstock your fish then both parents are wild and if they mix with the wild reared from the system then the damage is not as great, Being that is basically the same blood. Not a perfect program but head and shoulder abouve a true hatchery bread fish program. It also increases yourfishing opertunity for harvest which most people are after and lessens some of the pressure off the Nates in the systems where you can retain them. Just my thoughts