The Grandy Creek Hatchery (GCH) has been studied to death! I was involved with the local group that lobbied the legislature for funding back in the early 90's. The money was later put on hold when the Washington Federation of Flyfishers (WFFF) and the Sierra club requested an additional EIS (environmental impact statement) which was nothing but a stall tactic to delay constuction of this facility.
With the WFFF knife still hanging out of it's back, the Wildcat Steelhead Club (WSC) persevered in it's pursuit of this hatchery and now success is once again near.
If the WFFF has come to the WSC with it's percieved "problems" with the GCH that would have been one thing but for the WFFF to take the underhanded EIS through the back door was a true insult to the only private group who has ever lifted an enhancement finger in the Skagit watershed.
So now you know why -for years now- it's been open season on the feather flingers for the Skagit sleds. The locals have a good memory and truly want the hatchery and the economical boost for a community that really needs it.