You may not have any intention on killing the wild steelhead but many who fish with bait, do. Stop bait fishing over wild steelhead and you will effectively eliminate the mentality to kill. You will save both our fish and our wild fish release fisheries. We need designated hatchery streams, for those rivers with no sustainable wild steelhead stocks. All other streams are designated, Selective Fisheries, Wild Steelhead Release.
Selective fisheries are hand and glove to wild steelhead management.
We must demonstrate, to the WDFW, the commission, and the legislature, that we ARE the angler. The Wild Steelhead Coalition is a great group. Here is your chance.