If hatchery fish don't want to bite, as some of you claim to be the case, as a sport fisher, shouldn't that in itself be more of a challenge for you to try to catch them instead of those easy biter wild fish? If wild fish bite so well, what is the challenge in trying to catch them if they are such "suckers" when it comes to taking your offerings?

If, it is really the "sport" that one is seeking, why not spend your efforts trying to convince that "non bitter" to take your bait?

I like to fish for hatchery fish because they are hard to catch
I like to eat hatchery fish because they taste good
I like to see lots of hatchery fish returning to our hatcheries because they are fun to catch
I like to watch hatchery fish trying to jump the "barrier dam"
I like to clean hatchery fish because they don't have all those fins to deal with
I like to catch lots of fish instead of just a few big ones that have old heavy shoulders
I like to watch hatchery fish being bonked and bonked
I like using bait to catch fish, especially hatchery fish
I like to fill our rivers with tons of nutrients from all the dead no biting hatchery fish
I love to eat my lunch and watch eagles eat tons of dead hatchery fish

JK... Bob


Cowlitzfisherman