I don't get it.
If I catch a wild fish and dip it in the water of a hatchery, does that change the DNA of that fish to be a Hatchery fish?

If I catch a mating pair of wild fish, co-fertilizer their eggs and raise the off spring in a hatchery, does that change the DNA of those wild stock fish to Hatchery fish?

When those wild, hatchery raised fish return to spawn, is their DNA altered from what it would have been had the two fish above never been caught?

When a Snider Creek, Hatchery raised fish returns to the river and spawns, is there, via DNA, behavior, visible attributes ,...anything, ANY way to tell the fry of a returning Snider Creek fish from a wild fish?

Did catching and hatchery raising the wild fish increase the return of fish with native, wild genes to the river to support the run?

Did having more fish in the river reduce the pressure on the wild fish?

Did having more fish in the river increase revenue to the OP?

I find the statement that "the Sol Duc has one of the best wild fish runs anywhere so we need to protect it" rather amazing. That in it's self says the program is working. Prove to me that the reason the Sol Duc has such a good wild run has nothing to do with the Snider Creek program.
I don't like common hatchery fish, but these are wild fish. Tell me why this is bad program.

Here is a picture of a Snider Creek hen I caught with Mike Z last Saturday. She fought harder than any fish I have ever caught. She is back in the river now.

I drove 1000 miles on that trip to catch that fish and spend my Oregon money in Washington.
I paid 89 dollars in license fees, to fish 5 days in Washington with the goal of catching that fish.
I spent over 1000 dollars in Washington, to fish Washington this last year.

Here is a picture of $1000 dollar fish.


If the Snider program goes down, I will probably not come back.

Teedub