Rich, current status for Reiter as far as I know is still up in the air. I-695 was discussed at the last meeting concerning Reiter(before the elections)and from what I heard it's passage is bad news for WDFW's budget and surely bad news for Reiter. Good contacts for status for Reiter would be Doug Hatfield, WDFW Hatchery Manager at doughat@premier1.net (Doug Hatfield)
or State Representative Hans Dunshee at dunshee_ha@leg.wa.gov (Hans Dunshee). For distribution of plants contact Curt Kraemer, WDFW Region 4 biologist at kraemcrk@dfw.wa.gov (Curt Kraemer).

Good Luck


Reply to willierower:
I don't know where you got your info about Trout Unlimited at least concerning it's Chapters in western Washington but your way off base. Many T.U. Chapters around here not only support hatcheries but actually have their own. The Edmonds Chapter has a hatchery and recently has been producing 150,000 plus coho plants into the north Lake Washington drainage yearly. The Northshore Chapter was instrumental in the development and construction of Reiter Ponds. My Chapter (Sky Valley) is dedicated in saving Reiter and also co-ops a coho hatchery with the Seattle Poggie Club that produces 50,000 FIN-CLIPPED coho smolts yearly. Thats just the three Chapters closest to Reiter. You must have us confused with some of the fly fishing elitist groups like Washington Trout.

Gary Bee
Vice-president
Sky Valley Chapter Trout Unlimited