i know very little about the peninsula rivers but this could apply to all rivers. if there is a good hatchery component available then it should be mandatory release of all wild steelhead period! my reason for this is there is no true accounting for the exact numbers of fish in the particular system to spawn and nobody really knows what the particular river can/cannot support. if the hatchery component is limited or non-existent them it should be c&r only unless the wdfw has HARD numbers in hand as to the return size then maybe a 1 fish limit. wdfw needs to start making more logical/rational decisions(that doubtful and laughable) regarding our fisheries and their management strategies. steelhead and salmon need to be managed for msy rather than msh for wild fish. to make this happen all hatchery fish must be fin clipped including tribal plants.
just my 2 cents worth here.