THE WEEKLY HATCHERY SCOOP
“Harrumph. That's it? 2251 fish at Cowlitz? I remember streams so thick with salmon you could walk across ’em. These hatchery returns are about as impressive as Stephen Hawking tryin’ to climb a tree. Skookumchuck under a thousand? Blasted shame.
Pro Tip: Find the deepest pools, they are lazy now.
What’s Bitin: They’re hitting anything shiny and smelly these days, bless their weak hearts. Used to be you had to offer them the song of their ancestors.
Grandpa’s Grumble: These newfangled hatcheries ain’t got the soul of the old ways. Wish I could still fly and give the salmon a lesson.
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