It appears to me that those of you posting on this topic are of the opinion that hatchery fish are genetically programed to not bite. My question is what if its more of a matter of how they are raised and that hatchery fish don't bite as well because they didn't have to compete for food in a river when they were young and therfore lack the instincts of a wild fish. All so as far as survival rates go perhaps they are low because the young hatchery fish are not forced to flee from predators at a young age in fact I have witnessed fish in a hatchery flocking to a person that walks by there holding pond. I wonder if the problems we are having with hatchery fish are less about there genetic make up and more about the way they are raised. Perhaps if we raise hatchery fish in a more natural environment we will get hatchery fish that act more like wild fish. Just some thing to think about.