Hi Washington Fly Fishers, If you're interested in supporting the creation of three new Wild Steelhead Gene Banks in the lower Columbia follow this link (http://alerts.nativefishsociety.org/campaign/26-action-alert-protect-wild-steelhead) to an Action Alert put together by the Native Fish Society. Comments will be accepted until Friday, December 13. Thanks!
Do you or anyone else here have any links to more info about Gene Banks, etc? I'm interested, but have some questions about the purpose and methods. The Wind doesn't even get hatchery plants does it? Would we just be asking for a promise that they won't plant it in the future? Does "Wild Steelhead Gene Bank" mean anything more in terms of protection than "no hatchery plant river?"
