All Hatchery fish must die !!! That's what they are for ! Born and raised to supplement steelhead fishing for the times when the wild fish are not around to catch . Kill them all .

If it were not for hatchery fish we would have a pretty dull year of steelhead fishing on alot of the rivers I fish .

Let's face it if it were not for them how much fishing would we have ?

If we had to rely on wild fish stocks we would only be fishing a couple months of the year .

How much pressure would that put on wild fish if the time slot was that tight ?

Would fishermen be as inclined to let wild fish go if they only got to fish for a couple months a year ?

If we care so much about the future of wild fish why are we out fishing for them at all ? Shouldn't we be leaving them alone to do their thing without being hasseled by anyone with a fishing rod ?

Hatchery fish serve a purpose . Like it or not .They are here for the fishermen and that is all . If too many hatchery fish are getting back to the hatcheries on some rivers without being harvested then those rivers should have an increased kill on them .

Fishermens mentality is not breed , it is taught . Education is the key to the future of fishing . We can work with it now or deal with it later .