First off scotty does the broodstock program not give you some thing to bring your clients to?
If we did not have the broodstock then the river would probably be shut down or set to catch and release so that the native stock could be rebuilt and then where would you take you clients to fish?
All the other rivers around maybe, but from what I recall is that you really like to fish the sop. Now correct me if I am wrong but most of the time when I am down there fishing I see your guide boat, now are you going to slander the very program that keeps your business afloat so to speak?
This is just a shot in the dark but I think that most of your clients like to take a fish home right! well how are they going to do this if you take them to a river that is only catch and release?
The broodstock program not only gives you the chance to take you client some where to fish but it also gives other people the chace to help out the enviornment.

The broodstock program does more good then it does harm and just because one study done on a river down in oregon was not so good does not mean that the satsop broodstock program is killing off the wild steelhead. They are two different systems and different systems react in different ways.

Dances Out