04-24-2014, 07:59 PM
In watching the fish cam and the Bonneville dam it appears there are a large number of jack salmon heading our way. That has got me thinking. Regardless of whether there are a lot coming or only a few, I've never understood something.
It is my understanding that jack salmon are not sexually mature, and thus they are not breeders anyway. Currently you are only allowed to keep a jack if it is a hatchery bred fish. If they are not breeders anyway, why does it matter if it is wild or hatchery? Do you follow my train of thought?
It is my understanding that jack salmon are not sexually mature, and thus they are not breeders anyway. Currently you are only allowed to keep a jack if it is a hatchery bred fish. If they are not breeders anyway, why does it matter if it is wild or hatchery? Do you follow my train of thought?