I have heard that the native component of the Nooksack fish is only a fall run, while the spring run is entirely hatchery produced. Also, the spring run is derived from fish not of Nooksack origin. Part of the Wild Salmonid Policy requires the phase out of runs of hatchery fish that are not derived from the native stocks of the same river, so perhaps the B'ham Bay fishery is intended to catch and remove those fish. I know that the river was also open last spring for sportsmen, and that the fishing was pretty good for those fish.

Fish on...
Todd.