----- Original Message -----
Sent: Tuesday, May 23, 2000 3:28 PM
Subject: Re: Kings on the Yak?
Not a good deal, IMHO. This is a nitemare
for the rainbow flyfisherman. Rainbow fill a void where salmon and
steelhead used to roam. That is why the Methow has become such a good,
trout fishery. Our "social engineers" go back in history and want to
return things as they were in the 1800's on these rivers. There are all
kinds of rivers that they could choose to restore these runs without impacting
a native trout fishery! They could have put that Yakima Indian salmon
hatchery below Rosa and no one would have complained, or cared. Many,
many of these hatchery Kings and now Silvers residualize, and do not migrate
out. We catch lots of them in slow water holding areas long after they
have been released. It never surprises me, however, when the State of
Washington does something detrimental to sport fishing. This state has
supported commercial interests from early on, and continues to do
so.
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Tuesday, May 23, 2000 12:55
AM
Subject: Re: Kings on the Yak?
I've heard there is a salmon run being cultivated on the
Yakima by a tribal hatchery. That's the first fish I've heard about
being caught.
