Washington Trout is an animal rights/environmental extremist organization in trout's clothing.

WT is also lawsuit happy it seems. Their current lawsuit against WDFW seeks to close Puget Sound hatcheries in the interest, they say, of wild Chinook salmon. In the past it appears that WT has done some things that are admirable but in recent times they have moved towards an agenda more like PETA than what their name might suggest. The current lawsuit appears to be on track to be settled out of court as other WT initiated lawsuits have been in the past. It remains to be seen what sort of booty they walk away with this time. Whatever it is they will also walk away with far fewer supporters and alot more enemies. Some very big guns, and ex-supporters, have lined up in opposition to WT since this latest lawsuit was filed.

I , for one, really question WT's motives and will watch what they do rather than listen to their rhetoric which is peppered with misleading statements and half truths. WT looks more and more like an organization, like PETA, that wants to end fishing , not help it. I know I have said in the past that I thought WT had a hidden agenda and I still believe that. Some say..Oh NO their agenda is right there on their website. Bunk! I think the hidden agenda may just be very extreme and very unfriendly to fishermen. ..and hunters...