Qiet a bit of evidence her on salmon stocking and regeneration even of Lake Ontario below.
Seems, unlike us, the Americans don't have a problem with it and show it can work.

Atlantic Salmon Federation News    Friday, Nov. 14, 2014

Winners of Live Release Photo Contest in ASF RIVERNOTES ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ASF's "In the Water" Live Release Photo Contest Winners have been chosen, and additionally there is new information on salmon returns, mostly in New Brunswick. Check it out. http://atlanticsalmonfederation.org/rivernotes/ ASF Research Blog Update - Besides data crunching, Researchers are focused on salmon spawning at this time of year, in support of special restoration projects. Read more. http://asf.ca/research-in-the-field.html Maine's Ralph Keef Receives Lee Wulff Conservation Award ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Ralph Keef has devoted thousands of hours to the restoration of wild Atlantic salmon in Maine, and was honored with ASF's principal conservation award. Read more. http://asf.ca/keef-wins-asf-award.html Can Lake Ontario Atlantic Salmon Ever be Brought Back?    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ A careful scientific review of the situation in the Atlantic salmon rivers of Lake Ontario weighs the evidence of whether the project has been successful, and offers advice. http://asf.ca/lake-ontario-salmon-project-reaches-milestone.html Stone Age Salmon Fishermen Caught Bigger Fish ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ A new study in Northern Spain has discovered that the salmon in Spain have become smaller in the past 20,000 years, and the article suggests some reasons. http://asf.ca/ancient-salmon-in-northern-spain-larger-than-now.html DFO To Establish Counting Fence on Garnish River, NL ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Farmed salmon escapes are taking place in southern Newfoundland that may be affecting wild Atlantic salmon. DFO is adding a counting facility on one of the rivers where escapees have been found. http://asf.ca/dfo-to-install-counting-fence-on-garnish-river-in-nl.html