Bob -
Sorry - missed the fact that Snider creek is in a non-fishing area - my limited knowledge once again exposed!

I seem to recall that during the 1990s the total Quillayute Chambers hatchery smolt plant was in the 150,000 range. If that is correct then the Sol Duc brood program should be producing 25 to 40% of the total hatchery escapement from the net fishery (assuming that the non-reporting problem is the same for either group).

Having that many hatchery produced fish spawning with the wild population causes me some concern. Especially with a depressed portion of the wild population. Sounds as if the majority of the early spawners would of hatchery origin and likely have hatchery induced behaviors that would affect the survival of the offspring of hatchery-hatchery and hatchery-wild crosses. If the two groups of about equal size only a 1/4 of the spawning population of the early fish would be wild-wild crosses. Not sure that is the best way to protect those fish of concern.

Tight lines
Smalma