Beware of Washington Trout. Their lawsuit which is already filed in federal court seeks to eliminate hatcheries in the Puget Sound region. WT believes that ALL hatcheries are bad. WT is NOT a fishing organization as you mnay think they are. WT is not a feel-good catch and release fly fishing fraternity. WT is a political group opposed to hatcheries and probably in the long run opposed to you fishing at all. Like PETA, Washington Trout disguises their agenda in the public eye and changes their stated view to suit their audience. The lawsuit against WDFW alleges that the hatchery practices of WDFW damage the ESA listed wild Chinook in our Puget Sound Rivers. The WDFW proposal submitted to NMFS may stall the lawsuit. To make my point that WT is opposed to hatcheries of any kind, I cite their threat to sue over the possible permanent Sockeye hatchery on the Cedar River. The Sockeye run in Lake Washington was imported here and in no way is a "wild" run worthy of any ESA-type listing. Yet WT is opposed to enhancing that fishery which could occur every year in the future should that hatchery become a reality by 2005. So be educated on issues and beware of strange bedfellows like Washington Trout. JOin the Recreational Fishing Alliance today.