WDFW killing off 250,000 early Coho and all but 250,000 late Coho.

[TheHunt]

WDFW are going to kill off all but 250,000 early coho and all but 250,000 late coho over on the Hump hatchery.  The fry will be released into duck lake as they do not have the resourses to feed them until smolt stage =$25,000.00 and cannot release them into the river @ a fry stage.  25,000 is not much money since the process is partly completed. 

Please call Ron Warren @ region 6 and blow up the phones 360-249-4628.  Ron reports to Jo Wadsworth (360-902-2325) who reports to Jim Scott (Director of Fish for DFW, 360-902-2736).

[high country]

Where did you hear this?

[TheHunt]

I heard it from another fishermen. Then I called down there and it is true.  Please call down there and verify yourself.   The more phone calls the better.

[benhuntin]

Sound right up WDFW's alley 

[TheHunt]

This is the comment from Ron Warren:

The reductions are actually due to the reduced budgets coming into 11/13 biennium. The original reduction was to eliminate the Chinook program 500,000 and a coho reduction of 730,000, down to 240,000. Director Anderson, Jim Scott and I met with about twenty constituents that came to a meeting organized by Superfly in Hoquiam last October and the reduction was modified. We heard very clearly that everyone there wanted us to save the Chinook program, done. We also modified the coho reduction to keep 500,000 (250,000 normal timed and 250,000 lates). In an effort to try and fund the new buy back we worked with a group and the Quinault Nation, who agreed to fund the fish food need of $25,000. The group have stated that they would organize volunteers to do the mass marking this spring, huge commitment. This fish being suggested for Duck Lake are fry that resulted from egg takes prior to the reduction being implemented, now in excess of funding. Bottom line is that the agency did not have the funding for this program since July 1st, 2011, the start of biennium.

[wraithen]

This is the comment from Ron Warren:

The reductions are actually due to the reduced budgets coming into 11/13 biennium. The original reduction was to eliminate the Chinook program 500,000 and a coho reduction of 730,000, down to 240,000. Director Anderson, Jim Scott and I met with about twenty constituents that came to a meeting organized by Superfly in Hoquiam last October and the reduction was modified. We heard very clearly that everyone there wanted us to save the Chinook program, done. We also modified the coho reduction to keep 500,000 (250,000 normal timed and 250,000 lates). In an effort to try and fund the new buy back we worked with a group and the Quinault Nation, who agreed to fund the fish food need of $25,000. The group have stated that they would organize volunteers to do the mass marking this spring, huge commitment. This fish being suggested for Duck Lake are fry that resulted from egg takes prior to the reduction being implemented, now in excess of funding. Bottom line is that the agency did not have the funding for this program since July 1st, 2011, the start of biennium.

[pjb3]

I know the president of everett trout and salmon club and why donate them? I'll ask him
I know tehy have their own hatchery too

[high country]

Bump

[saylean]

Send the info to news channels. Maybe one of them will pick it up.

[TheHunt]

Sounds like they are going to dump them in Duck Lake.   Duck Lake has lots of bass in it so it will feed the bass I guess.

[money794]

*censored*es

[Hilltop123]

Stupid question........If they don't want the expense of feeding the smolt, and will dump them in a lake, then why not dump them in the river and let them take there chances.....If they were raised at the hatchery, then in therory they should come back to the hatchery to spawn, correct?  Why release them in a lake?

[Moose22]

Stupid question........If they don't want the expense of feeding the smolt, and will dump them in a lake, then why not dump them in the river and let them take there chances.....If they were raised at the hatchery, then in therory they should come back to the hatchery to spawn, correct?  Why release them in a lake?

I agree, never have understood some of the decisions made.

[money794]

because there not smart enough lol there all dumb and there tree huggers 

Stupid question........If they don't want the expense of feeding the smolt, and will dump them in a lake, then why not dump them in the river and let them take there chances.....If they were raised at the hatchery, then in therory they should come back to the hatchery to spawn, correct?  Why release them in a lake?