lesson 1 in history

South fork toutle river. 100% habitat destruction. Worst enviromental destruction than has happened on any stelhead river anywhere except the upper columbia.
within 2 years of the explosion the rivers native steelhead began to return in good numbers and by the late 80's was THE ONLY river in southwest washington meeting it's escapment goals..
Then they started planting summer steelhead and the run went to hell and has yet to return. The summer steelhead are outcompeteing the wild fish for the available rearing habitat. WDFW doesn't study the issue because of the implications for their hatchery programs..

The science is out there and I have posted it in here several times. Yhe Science is clear except some people choose to ignore it cause they want a freezer full of hatchery fish. It's that simple. Also There is no science to the contrary. Hatchery fish hurt wild fish.

Why do I fish?? because i grew up on a river.