Why chinook?

[MichaelAngelo]

Something has been bugging me quite a bit this season. I really should call the ministry and have my questions answered, but I'll post them here first .

Why does the ministry stock Chinook salmon? Why would they stock a fish that doesn't feed in the rivers, and then have an open season for people to "fish" for such a species in the rivers..... blows my mind.

Why instead... maybe they can stop stocking Chinook... and wait until the lake is ready for Atlantic salmon.. the true native Ontario salmonid. I mean... cohos at least... as least cohos are nice to look at!

I mean... CHINOOK...really!?!?! Of all the things they could stock... WHY CHINOOK! Why does the ministry want our riverbanks to smell like ROTTEN FLESH for an entire month. Snagged, gutted or just left to be.... ALL OF THEM DIE AND SMELL HORRIBLE. It's disgusting to everyone hiking the trails to smell the dead salmon bodies.

I really can't see any logic in stocking chinook.

I'd love to hear everybody's take on this matter, it's really bugging me.