Chumster,

It's not important that I like your answer; I just want to understand your opinion, and you made it clearer to me. Thanks. Writing off the natural production potential of urban/suburban streams is an alternative. It might be the default choice if deliberate actions to reverse fish population trends are not made. Or it could be an informed choice if fishery biologists conclude that no natural fishery of consequence is possible, given the condition of the river's habitat. I'm not a fan of that alternative, but I can understand how and why some people might choose it.

If society gives up on the river and decides to go the hatchery route, given what we now know about hatchery pros and cons, who will pay for it and who will absorb the negative consequences?

Sincerely,

Salmo g.