Auntie,

Thank You. I appreciate and respect your apology.

I hope everyone on this board will recognize that WT is made up of real, honest, hardworking people who are doing something they all believe in, working to preserve Washington's wild fish resources and habitats. I hope all of you that disagree with WT's positions can at least acknowledge that simple truth.

As far as the answer you seek, auntie, it IS coming. Please recognize that it is not a question of an "acceptabel hatchery." It is a question of an acceptable hatchery PROGRAM. That requires a complicated answer that requires input from a lot of quarters, and I'm not going to be pressured into making it prematurely.

At this point you'll just have to trust me that I'm taking it seriously and it's coming.

Ramon Vanden Brulle,
Washington Trout