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Residency and Anadromy in O. mykiss, May 25, 2011
BTW, this here fish is a hatchery steelhead that was released into the South Santiam in April or May, and was still hanging out in the river in September, where it gulped a size 16 Renegade and was then released … Continue reading
Salmon Conservation Glossary, March 14, 2011
Salmon Conservation Terms to know and love…….. Nicholas’ Fly Fishing Glossary, March 14, 2011 Introduction: Lots of band-width lately on the topic of wild fish conservation. “There must be some way out of here, said the joker to the thief, … Continue reading
Coastal Oregon Chinook: Spring and Fall Run Populations
Following my recent post on Oregon coastal steelhead populations, why not review ODFW’s classifications of fall and spring chinook Species Management Units (SMUs) and populations? Juicy stuff, for all you fish science and salmon management geeks out there. Oregon coastal … Continue reading
Coastal Oregon Steelhead – Winter and Summer Run Populations
The summer steelhead pictured here, just prior to its release, is a hatchery fish that was stocked and caught on the Middle Fork of the Willamette. The Middle Fork hatchery steelhead program is remarkable from the standpoint that it supports … Continue reading
Perspectives on Salmon Hatcheries . . .
Salmon hatcheries have been with us for well over a century here in the Pacific Northwest. Few of the anglers, and conservation minded people I know, even the most ardent wild fish advocates study the history of salmon hatcheries. The … Continue reading
Do Hatchery Fish Spawn in the Wild?
Here we go again. Blogosphere Google searches seeking information. Q: Do hatchery fish spawn in wild A: Why yes they do. Sometimes. Not always. Sometimes hatchery fish simply die before they mature sexually and are therefore unable to spawn in … Continue reading
Ten Hippie Nonsense Commandments of Wild Fish Advocacy
Ten Hippie Nonsense Commandments of Wild Fish Advocacy An anonymous person who goes by “Big Mike”” did not like what I wrote recently in my Respect our Hatchery Steelhead post. Big Mike seemed to take offense to what I wrote … Continue reading
Respect our Hatchery Steelhead
Show hatchery fish a little respect, please. Yeah. You heard it right. Heard it from a wild fish nut. I watched a short video recently, one of those delightful You-tube things, this one showing a fellow catching a summer steelhead … Continue reading
Wild Fish, Bad Fish?
Warning: ethical conundrum follows. We love native Pacific salmon, yes? We love wild salmon and steelhead, yes? Sure we do. And we love to catch hatchery fish too. At least I do. I would rather, given a choice, hook a wild … Continue reading
Greetings from the Hatchery God
The God of Hatcheries Speaks……… Good Morning. I am the God of hatcheries in the State of Today. Just Today mind you. Not Oregon, Washington, Idaho, California, Canada, or Alaska. You get the idea. Limited geographic jurisdiction. The question on … Continue reading
