Smalma- A cnr fishery with hatchery retention and a longer season would be a better option than a short wild kill season and no hatchery retention after the river closes.I don't know the numbers[perhaps nobody does] but maybe removing more hatchery fish from the system so they don't spawn with wild fish[with the lower survival rate of hatch/wild interaction] might offset the hooking mortality in a cnr season. I'm also concerned that a large percentage of wild fish killed may be hens for the eggs and it's my belief that hens are more valuable than the bucks on a one to one basis. Sorry about the crack about your beliefs about harvesting the fish, that was stirring the pot. :p