06-09-2014, 11:48 PM
Since you mentioned the release of 2,700,000 smolts, I'll bring up a question I've had for a while.
Why dont they, after they've reached their goal and quota for fish per hatchery, release the remaining fish into the river the hatchery is on to let them spawn naturally and possibly bring up the number of wild fish? Will they spawn normally in a river or are they stuck on spawning in the hatchery? It would be cool if the hatchery was a small part of a huge wild run every year. I'm all for catch and release especially if the numbers are there to wear out my arm and burn up my reel! If my logic is correct it could only help the run. Can anyone shed some light?
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Why dont they, after they've reached their goal and quota for fish per hatchery, release the remaining fish into the river the hatchery is on to let them spawn naturally and possibly bring up the number of wild fish? Will they spawn normally in a river or are they stuck on spawning in the hatchery? It would be cool if the hatchery was a small part of a huge wild run every year. I'm all for catch and release especially if the numbers are there to wear out my arm and burn up my reel! If my logic is correct it could only help the run. Can anyone shed some light?
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