You know,

Should we be surprised?

For all of the "science" that is quoted and "needed" to sustain any reasonable agruement regarding our fisheries there needs to be a giant ASTERISK.

I had a personal conversation with Dr. Earnest Salo, who is one of the Godfathers of salmonid research in this state, and he freely admitted that even the best science available is highly suspect when it comes to our salmon and steelhead resources. There are still just too many uncontrollable variables to really get a handle on things all o' the time.

And yes, we should not worry about any remaining wild steelhead runs... they'll do just fine!
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"It's NOT that much farther than the Cowlitz!"

"I fish, therefore someone else must tend the cooler!"