We've lost 97% of the abundance of our wild steelhead in Puget Sound

Testimony from Jamie Glasgow of the Wild Fish Conservancy before the Washington State Natural Resources and Park Committee hearing on the Puget Sound hatchery settlment.

Replenish steelhead runs with return to hatcheries

Guest commentary from the we used to use leeches and blood letting for medical treatment department.

LINK (via: Herald.Net)

Recent Study Confirms Lower Reproductive Success For Hatchery Fish

Surprise, surprise.

Studies of six supplementation programs show reduced reproductive successes for hatchery-bred fish compared to wild fish, but the reasons for the lower reproductive success varies among programs and streams.

LINK (via: CBB)

Trout Gone Wild

In 1974, Montana did something that stunned anglers across the state and the nation: It stopped stocking trout in streams and rivers that supported wild trout populations.

The move initially outraged many anglers, fishing businesses, and even some Montana Fish and Game Department staff. For decades, hatcheries had been credited with producing more and better fishing. Without stocking, many Montanans asked, what would happen to the state’s famous trout waters and the businesses that relied on legions of anglers arriving from across the country each summer?

The answer, now well known, is that trout fishing improved dramatically. Once stocking was discontinued, wild trout numbers doubled, tripled, and more on many rivers.

LINK (via: Montana Outdoors)

Trout Dustin'

Trout falling out of airplanes is pretty funny.  More HERE

Michigan allows fish hatchery to expand despite concerns

Photo:Peter Potrowl

Michigan’s Department of Environmental Quality issued a permit today allowing a Grayling fish hatchery operator to step up production, despite concerns from anglers that increased discharges from the hatchery could harm the Au Sable River.

LINK (via: The Detroit Free Press)