Actually, it is a complex issue. Which people of small minds have either not been able to grasp or have chosen to ignore. Hatcheries do not always work as run mitigation strategies. If you have only half a brain and fished steelhead this past winter season, it should not be hard to understand that they sometimes don't work at all well.

WT is a group of people that is oriented around the belief, which I find sensible, that wild fish populations, in healthy river systems, are a good thing. From my knothole. wild fish don't cost money, are resistant to the upturns and downturns in the ecosystem, and are generally a nice thing to have around. But, maybe you'd rather catch tiny fish that don't fight...

The state of washington has neglected wild runs for 50 plus years and has tried to make hatcheries work as a mitigation strategy. Well, guess what? It hasn't worked. It hasn't kept us fishing, and it hasn't reduced pressure on wild fish, as promised. WT is simply suing to make the state keep it's promises. If this were social security, you'd be singing thier praises. Instead, you're ignorant and not too bright, and are trying to crucify a group that is trying to protect our fisheries.

I shudder at the implications of the ignorant intersecting the internet.