Originally Posted By: TastySalmon

I'm seeing a really fascinating paradigm shift occurring lately. The people who would typically consider themselves environmentalist but want hatcheries gone are saying environmental conditions are fine, it's just the hatcheries suppressing recovery. Other the other hand, the rednecks who supported hatchery production all along because they want to whack and stack fish are coming around and saying we need hatcheries until we restore habitat because the habitat sucks. This assessment is of course not intended offense against pro-habitat rednecks.



I find that aspect of this situation fascinating as well. Seeing the "rednecks who supported hatchery production all along because they want to whack and stack fish", as you put it, ideologically aligned with the tribes is odd.

I look forward to the state getting THEIR legal fees paid one day.