I like the idea of leaving unmarked fish to enhance the "biter" gene pool. Isnt it illegal to release "unmarked" fish though? How bout clipping the ventral(or is it pectoral) fin on the belly for ID purposes?

THis option is probably to spendy, but how about spreading the smolt plants throughout the whole system in tributary creeks and having adult trapps(weirs) to collect adults. That way it would spread fishing pressure and give the lower river a shot in the arm, say if you released fish in 1. Elwell creek, woods creek, and maybe some tribs above Reiter? Idaho does this and it seems to work pretty good, as long as you can capture fish so there no wild fish interactions

IKiss... i know what you mean. I think ive gotten to complacent with the runs we have been experiencing recently
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