Why change the river back? The good old days.......when the river went away from the bible camp and towards the hatchery you had two runs perhaps three runs to fish before it braided (one arm into the bush and the second towards Purdy's). Those two/three runs were the hatchery/convention hole and the gun barrel run, where anglers lined up shoulder to shoulder and unless you were willing to do some bushwhacking you would be combat fishing regardless. Yes, you had Purdy's as well which would give you three/four solid runs, but I would argue that you have that many runs now as well to fish. Bottom line is one has to work a little harder to get to the fish. I sympathize with the older gentlemen who perhaps could fish that river before that no longer can, but for those that are mobile.....oh well. I love the fact that the Chehalis changes every year and the adventurous angler can find some great water with few people around. I for one prefer going the extra mile and you never know where you may find some fish lying around. As far as water for the hatchery, the intake above the bridge alleviates that problem. Tight Lines.