Originally Posted By: Carcassman
The true non-selective, age destroying, size destroying fisheries have historically been the marine mixed stock hook and line. Commercial troll and rec.




No truer words have EVER been posted here, particularly so for chinook.

The poor bastards are relentlessly getting picked off at EVERY life stage, with disproportionate exploitation of any fish unfortunate enough to be genetically programmed to morph into the older larger phenotype. For most, it's simply a genetic dead end. Fisheries are systematically snuffing out the old large phenotype.

Any fish over 24" that encounters hook/line is pretty much toast... WHACK.

Unfortunately a HUGE portion of the sub-legals encountered with commercial troll gear are also good as dead upon release.
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