Rotten Chum -
How is the derby going to help with the potential closure of the Whatcom kokanee hatchery?

The issue there is not a question of the need of those kokanee eggs but a water quality issue that may arise if Chinook are allowed above the Middle Fork diverson dam (which diverts water to Whatcom).

Fishy -
While there a number of kokanee fisheries in this State that are likely under utilized I'm not sure that Stevens is one of those. My observation is that kokanee pressure on Stevens has doubled in recent years (at least during the first 6 weeks of the "season").

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Curt