Originally Posted By: AuntyM
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The studies relating to mortality on released steelhead have been hashed, and re-hashed, and re-hashed, on this site plenty of times...with no bait and no barb, adult winter run steelhead survive to spawn at about a 97% rate, give or take.



Actually, those discussions had to do with C&R mortality, NOT the impact of C&R on spawning. I understand we have some bios that have concerns but have, as is usual, been "quieted" on the topic.

Nice try, but it won't fly.


At this point the only data provided has been anecdotal. Do you have any specific white papers that show this? I know that it has been mentioned, but regardless of the source (both Salmo_g and other can vouch) I don't buy it unless there is a some strong science behind a study....