A question for all you wild steelhead champions that fish for and bonk salmon.

Much of the debate around the WSR issue has centered on the lack of solid science in steelhead management. This a fair enough issue and heaven knows that are plenty of areas that can be improved. However the question what is the improved science in salmon management that allows you to be comfortable in harvesting unclipped salmon?

Over the course of the summer have seen lots of pictures of unjclipped (many of which are likely wild) salmon on this and other broads. Some are from cases like the Lake Washington sockeye where harvest is allowed on an abundant healthy stock but others are from mixed stock areas (SE Alaska, BC, Neah BAy, Washington coast) which would include individual fish from depresed or even ESA listed stocks. Clearly many of you are comfortable with wild salmon harvest.

So again the question is what can we learn from salmon management that would improve our steelhead management?

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S malma