Rotten Chum -
As the angler preference above indicates it is all ready been established that there is an interest in kokanee in this State. However as it has being demostrated time and again when it comes to potential salmon recovery interests and hunting and fishing interests potential recovery actions usually win. The good news (at least for the short term) is that currently getting salmon above the Middle Fork Nooksack dam is going to be expensive and funding is not available.

FYI -
The State did a study looking for potential hatchery sites to replace the Whatcom kokanee hatchery. Because of the unique needs for such a facility no suitable replacement for a state wide program site was found. There were several smaller potential sites identified that would provide some eggs for some of the local needs in some areas of the State. Unfortuantely to my knowledge no potential site was found for egg sources for replacement program needs in our immediate area.

Maybe if you or any of the other derby organizers talk with WDFW about kokanee enhance potentials and you learn anything new you can report back to us.

Tight lines
Curt