Research Suggests Wild Columbia/Snake Steelhead Do Better Than Hatchery As Repeat Spawners

Further proof hatchery steelhead suck.

Naturally born steelhead trout of both “winter” and “summer” stocks from the Columbia/Snake river system that try a second run at spawning do much better than their hatchery origin peers, according to preliminary research results presented Tuesday at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Anadromous Fish Evaluation Program annual review in Walla Walla, Wash.

LINK (via:CBB Bulletin)