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[wildmanyeah]

They have moved into the tributary to avoid wild stocks of concern.

Your right the if there wasn’t a hatchery there wouldn’t be excess fish for a fishery

[clarki]

close the hatchery and fishing will be closed its that simple, really

I don’t think it’s that simple. Runs of coho are robust enough in Region 6 to allow retention of wild/ non hatchery marked fish. Typically one or two adult fish per day in non tidal waters.

Without the C/V’s hatchery program, and given all the enhancement of off-channel habitat, perhaps the wild runs would be strong enough to tolerate modest retention limits of non hatchery marked fish.

Perhaps…

[wildmanyeah]

There would be so few Runs available with wild fish populations healthy enough everyone would flocked to them.

Fantasy land

[clarki]

Fantasy land

I’ve been there. Nice place.

[roeman]

I don’t think it’s that simple. Runs of coho are robust enough in Region 6 to allow retention of wild/ non hatchery marked fish. Typically one or two adult fish per day in non tidal waters.

LOL... There are more rod days in one day on the Chilliwack river in October than the entire year in region 6.  I lived and fished up there for 6 years and would fish tributaries of the Skeena in September/October and not see one person..  Comparing the two regions is pointless...

[RalphH]

quite the debate on hatcheries going on in Washington State. Bad for salmon? Yes! Alternatives? NONE:

https://www.cascadiadaily.com/news/2023/apr/16/debate-about-states-salmon-trout-hatcheries-rages-on/
 

[Roderick]

Population of Terrace is aprox 12,000; Hazelton pop is 380.   Lower mainland population 2.8 million.  Thats a ratio of over 200:1

If you want to keep wild coho, fish outside the lower mainland.