CM -
On Baker the majority (all?) of the kokanee in the lake were found to be residual sockeye. Due to poor smolt trapping many of the smolts were unable to find their way out of the lake. With improved smolt trapping there was a dramatic drop in "kokanee" abundance.

LB -
Just because folks insist on pulling a dumba$$ move with the steelhead should not preclude doing what may be the best for another species. Not sure whether the lake needs to be closed or not however like several others I'm with Milt here. Without more information have to side with potential fish benefits.

If folks hope to successfully lobby the Commission/agencies on this issue addition supporting information would be beneficial.

Doc -
Your salmon bias is showing!

I suspect that Chinook are not the oldest fish in the basin. It is likely that both rainbow and mountain whitefish live at least as long as the Chinook. And some of the bull trout surely live into their teens. Of course those species survive to spawn multiple times.

Tight lines
Curt