Hatchery fish have their place, but is the Makenzie River the place?
Wednesday, November 4, 2009 at 12:00AM
Eric Rathbun in Conservation, Rivers, hatchery fish, mckenzie river, wild fish

Oregon’s blue-ribbon Metolius and Deschutes rivers are examples of a rapid recovery of wild populations after the elimination of hatchery plants. The state’s own McKenzie management policy spells out the road to recovery in a single, easy step: Remove stocked trout from the McKenzie. All we need to do now is follow it.

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