Mike, Good comments and you obviously have been doing your homework. The issue about having distinct hatchery and wild runs is an interesting one. Some will point to the fact that generally WDFW has managed to that philosophy and tried to seperate the runs as the reason that several rivers "early" wild runs are now virtually gone. One river that I fish, the Skookumchuck, has both an early and late run of hatchery fish that comingle with the wild fish returns. I guess the bottom line for me is that every time that we think we can control nature, she throws us a curveball. So many unintended consequences.... Todd started this thread with some questions about retaining hatchery fish, I retain most hatchery fish but there are some I let go - for a variety of reasons. I would hate to be a lawbreaker for letting a fish go. My $.02