R&G, The follow up post to that statement.

I think the key word is science-driven management. If the science tells us that hatchery steelhead are a detriment to wild recovery are folks willing to accept that and support it without bias to their opportunity at the expense of wild steelhead or blinded to their economic gains by forsaking wild steelhead for hatchery fish. It all depends on your priorities. My personal priority will always be to put wild steelhead first, to me, there is no substitute and I want them in my future and my children's future. If I don't, I personally feel I would be selling my soul. So in the end, regardless of what I wrote at the top, yes, I am pro wild steelhead and they come before hatchery steelhead in my preferences, but I will whack every hatchery fish I get my hands on to get them out of the system. I hope I don't get the "elitist sucks" , emoticon, but if I do so be it.