I guess it's not too obvious to point out that returning those fish "live" without any eggs and sperm in them makes them approximately as effective as fish in a fish box at spawning...and with the current 5-8 percent repeat spawning rate (virtually all females), that means that what?

Less than one fish will return to spawn again, mathematically speaking?

Something like that. Maybe she'll get lucky the next go around and not be caught by someone who's going to shove her in a tube and make more hatchery fish with her eggs.

Fish on...

Todd