no way in hell are hatcheries the prime reason wild Steelhead populations are in decline...

even the WFC themselves, on their own page, states that "habitat loss, over harvest, predation" ect are all factors in wild Steelhead decline..

the WFC chose to go the easy route, and just sue the WDFW for being idiots like they sometimes, if not usually are, and have accomplished NOTHING...

the Natives also plant Steelhead out of their hatcheries, why didnt they sue them?

because the Natives would mop the floor with them, and probably run them out of everything they are trying to do...

going after 1 thing, will do nothing.. you have to address all aspects of the challenge, to fulfill it... and if you dont like traveling say 10-20 minutes from your house, to enjoy fishing, being in the open air and woods, and just being away from the bullsh!t, well, your wish has been granted.... once they close, they will never open again, not in my life, your life, your kids life, or maybe even beyond that...

they killed Steelhead fishing on the Cedar YEARS ago, my dad liked to fish it in the 70s, and said it used to be a decent to good river.. yet it hasnt been open, hasnt been netted, and wheres it at?

the same place it was when they closed it...

this isnt the answer, this is another kink in the chain to do what people want to happen, and thats to see better fishing opportunities, and fish returning...

for now, we have lost...