Originally Posted By: Bob
Originally Posted By: Salmo g.
Kevin,

Hate to burst your bubble about the Raft, but according to a QIN bio, it's been stocked with hatchery fish and is gillnetted by the Tribe. And its watershed has been logged just like all the others. Nothing pure about it.


Sg


Glad u confirmed that fact SG ... I also thought that was the case ... there isn't much that the Q's don't net ... even the little Moclips and Copalis get netted too.


The Bio is right but there is more to the Raft. It has an old hatchery on it that is no longer in use. It was netted for Broodstock only as thats were the QIN got its Silver stock. But is not netted anymore even for that and never has been for commercial sales of seafood.

There are no hatchery steelies but a fair number of Nates. Most of the guides practice C and R on this stream only. Some still kill...
The silver run lasts into January on this stream and is very good. Last year we saw Silvers in there in feb looking for Steelies. I have walked all of the river and although it has been logged before, many, many years ago, it has not in along time. Its kind of a cerimonial river for the QIN. At least it dosent recieve the intence, close to the banks logging most others do.