So far it is running 71% having less than 1 mark for every 4 coho caught... which seems to me makes this selective fishery less supportable than one where the mark rate is greater than 1 in 4.

My experience ranged from 1 marked coho for every 6 caught to 1 for every 10 caught. Meaning the hatchery coho returns did not do as well as forecast or the wild coho did much better than forecast... or both.

There were times when the fish I released were not in good shape due to hook location, etc. I did everything I could to follow the rules, keeping the fish in the water, not in the boat, etc. I wondered whether I was really conserving wild fish with this selective fishery. Anyone else care to share their experience?