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Originally posted by wingman13:
cfm,
In response to your original point, this state has no interest in spending more $ on hatcheries. Right or wrong there seems to be a few more on their hit list every year, and they will continue to be an easy target to help save $ as long as license fees go into the general fund. Unfortunately, the state of wa has no obligation to put our license fees back into the resource. So they do as little as they can get away with. For this reason I think its a little naive to think that we can add some great new hatcheries and then do studies to develop some superfish. The only reasonable alternative seems to be to take the superfish that you already have (natives) and start more native broodstock programs on several different rivers (no mixing of strains). The catch: Your going to have do it on your own and once you start getting stronger returns the quinalts will want to net them 6 days a week like on the chehalis system.

By the way I think the guys at blue creek have a set up for those non biters. 12 foot rod 10' leader (or longer) with a double hook set up and a corky in the middle. I think its called flossing.
I think this state would have more hatcheries If it wasnt for the enviromental extremist groups sue-ing the wdfw every chance they get.

More fish mean more money for the general economy and inturn kudos to state government.


By the way, you got it backwards. I think you meant 10' rods and 12' leaders. Springer fishing at the barrier.