Originally Posted By: Wild Chrome
I think we've reached the point that we need to set aside certain rivers for the well-being of the fish: likely those with the best habitat, and set aside other rivers for the fishermen.


Wild steelhead management zones.. I like the idea, if it pertains to a river having native steelhead. A river such as the SF Sky that has shown to be a mixed stock and isolated by a falls should NOT be a WSMZ, the upper NF should based on genetics and location.

Since summer runs are non native in 95% of our streams, why couldn't we outplant summer fish and keep the winters to hatchery facilities, so we can atleast spread the pressure out in the summer and have a 1/2as* fishery?
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