Been to a couple of Steelhead hatchery areas this winter so far and noticed good numbers of chrome hatchery Steelhead already within hatchery areas closed to fishing. It seems things are happening early this year and some early component runs may have already peaked. Question I have is. If Steelhead hatcheries have the numbers for there egg take, why not recycle some of them downriver to give anglers another chance at them? After all they are planted to be caught. Some places with liberal limits. Many summer run systems participate in this practice already and it is very successful and beneficial for the harvest and removal of excess hatchery fish. This early in the season still could be appropriate to avoid wild Steelhead interference.