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[DanL]

Do any of you regularly take part of the hatchery head return program?

I rarely do it, maybe a few times in my life, though I returned a hatchery spring head a couple years ago because I was interested in what info it might provide. I think I'll make some effort to return coho heads this year.

Does anyone here work with the data the program provides and can comment on how valuable that data is and what sort of tag return rates there are?

[Jk47]

Info on this would interest me as well. Also if you freeze the heads (this is the common practice if I'm not mistaken) should they all be frozen separately or can I keep adding them to a large freezer bag and then when it's convenient drop the bag off as a big frozen clump of heads for them to deal with? Thnx

[DanL]

... drop the bag off as a big frozen clump of heads for them to deal with?

I believe you are supposed to fill out a tag for each head with the catch info (where, when, size etc), so a bunch of heads with no info probably wont be that useful...

[Fish Assassin]

Been participating in the program for years and have been rewarded for doing it. Have won a rod, reel, lures and coffee mug.

[Madmardigan]

Sadly, the prizes for the program are no more. They still want the heads though.

You can hand the heads in to the creel fish counters at the end of the day, they will give you a head tag so your legal.

[jim]

Your sport fishing advisory board wants and needs you to turn in all your Coho and Spring heads. They represent you at the meetings. You are part of the user group that consumes these fish, and they need to represent people not phony numbers/ phony anglers.