In the case of steelhead some 50 years ago, that's what they did.

The problem with Washington State hatcheries for the most part is that they have now taken the offsping from this original stock and used them over, and over, and over, and over, and over, and over, and ...

Imagine if you and your sister had kids, then those kids had kids and those kids, or maybe cousins had kids ... think there might be some problems??

That about sums it up ...

What you're descibing is more of a broodstock program that has seen wide use in Canada, a lesser extent, and just a little bit of use here in Washington.