Originally Posted By: Smalma


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


OK then....

I'll go on record opposing any fishing in the ENTIRE Elwha basin for one full life cycle of the longest living SEMELPAROUS species.... chinook.

Better?

And yes, as someone interested in all things king, I freely admit my chinook bias.
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