Jeff'e'd-
FYI - The fish returning to the Snohomish River (either Wallace hatchery or natural chinook) actually contribute very little to the Tulalip bubble fishery. Sampling has consistently shown that the majority (5 year average of 94%) of the fish caught in the bubble are from the Tulalip.

Sky Guy - As you probably know the natural chinook are an ESA listed species. As a result we are not allowed to target those fish. Access to the hatchery fish is limited by the total fishing impacts on those ESA listed wild fish. Most of those impacts are taken prior to the fish reaching the river. The reality is that until we as a society decide to protect and restore the criticial river habitats this situation isn't likely to change any time soon.

I find it interesting that folks that are more than willing to accept or even demand WSR for steelhead have heart burn with protection of wild salmon even when the status of those fish are much more critical than most Puget Sound steelhead.

Tight lines
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