Why?
Any idea WHY Nimbus would destroy a surplus of eggs when the whole state is suffering with this salmon moratorium?
A few years ago I was aware that the Oroville hatchery did the same with their eggs but it was because the hatchery had maxed out it's capacity. This was when there were plenty of salmon around.
Now, I've heard that F&G or whoever wants to re-establish more "Native" fish and less hatchery fish because we have too many hatchery fish in proportion to the whole population. Whew! that really sucks.
As long as we have dams blocking natural spawning grounds how will we ever have natural populations of anything. Wouldn't it be better to keep the hatcheries producing at capacity rather than closing the seasons because of lack of fish?
We will never be able to go back in time to the way things were. So, lets just not make things worse.
TONY BUZOLICH
Feather River Fly
Yuba City, CA.
(530) 790-7180
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