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Originally posted by Dan S.:
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No one wants hatchery fish
Go on down to Blue Creek or Reiter or the Wynoochee and then come on back and tell THAT line again.
Right on Dan,
I couldnt agree more, yes there are some systems where the hatchery stock pales in comparison with the wild/native stock (Bogey comes to mind), but thats not always/mostly the case. The Nooch and Cow seem to kick out some very aggressive "brats". I can remember many very exciting hookups on both those rivers that will rival any other steelheading experience.
I approach hatchery and wild/native steelheading differently but both definately have a place. I would prefer to keep an earlier hatchery run and later wild run. I think if it were to go to a more spread out approach, more people (on a whole) would be likely to keep a wild fish due to lack of oppurtunity to keep a true hatchery fish earlier in the season.

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