So, let me see if I'm getting this straight. The state gets $450,000 for the "surplus" fish for all the hatcheries or just the Voight's Creek Hatchery? Then to top it off, they money received for this goes to the state general fund and not the WDFW. In the mean time the very streams that need these nutrients as part of a natural process have been short changed for decades because they are deemed what comes down to a biohazard. Then, to top it off, all the brain trust at WDFW can't figure why our fish runs have continued to decline. With that mindset our runs will continue to decline to a trivial amount unless changes to business as usual are made now.

Here's a penny for thought. Here's a golden opportunity for some of the fishermen's groups (CCA, PSA, etc.) get together and bid the contract for the "surplus" fish. Then gather volunteers from these organizations to recycle to all the streams, not just a few. Yes, there are some legal loopholes and challenges to overcome but it is doable. This would be a win-win for the fish and great PR for the sportsmen. Heck, you could most likely get the tribes involved.