Perhaps I was not clear. It seems most of you have missed the point of the post. The point being this. Every non clipped fish that returns is counted as a native.If we only have native fish in a stream that has ESA fish in it then there is no justification for any angling.PERIOD.
All these "wild " fish return and then we can drop the ESA/State listings because we managed the resource so well that the natives have returned and we can do do away with protections for those pesky fish. That allows devlopers and those against fish to go about their business willy nilly with the blessing of the state. If you wnat to see you fishing go by by then just let the State Hatcheries continue to produce fish that you can't keep or in the near future fish for. There is probably not much that can be done to keep the fed/ Indian hatcheris from producing non clipped fish but you don't have to stand for it at the state level. I say let the feds deal with US vs. Oregon at their hatcheries. These NON CLIPPED fish are the biggest threat to your sport. Much more significant than nets or Dams. These non clipped fish will take sports anglers out of the equation. Wake up Washington !